Marti Sutherland Poet Free verse

Raise Our Swords For Freedom

*This poem was entered on 2/1/17 but mysteriously disappeared.

The swords that speak in these bitter times
are the ones that draw blood with their nibs.
Commands written and signatures scrawled
take hefty tolls at the edge of sodden graves.

We will not be enslaved by the egos of men
who arrogantly laud themselves as heroes,
who yearn for crowns placed on their heads.
What dissidence we hold for such cowards.

Winds blow free and so should we,
united in this life where evil runs rampant.
Raise our pens without apprehension
until our intention strikes its mark.

Let's bark at the haughty, the cruel, the hostile
who find all sorts of bigotry to their spurred liking.
Brand them with ink filled in weapons held high.
Defeat the bullies with bullets from our pens.

Then we will be free, all sisters and brothers
with one goal that is worth our bravery and courage.
Keep sharp our minds and pens filled with ink
so that we may drink from the cup of our victory.


February 2, 2017
The Sword Speaks Contest

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Daniel Turner February 9, 2017 at 9:47 PM Wow! How did I ever miss this one? Splendid write and I absolutely love the metaphors. Very impressive, Marti:)

Joanna Daniel February 9, 2017 at 3:30 AM Another one of your beautiful, strong writes, Marti:) I like the metaphor of swords for pens:) this is an amazing poem, a 7:)

Arthur Vaso February 7, 2017 at 6:02 PM After reading all the comments here, I also smiled at this line "Let's bark at the haughty, the cruel, the hostile" now that sure hits the bird cage!!!! hugs!

Arthur Vaso February 7, 2017 at 6:01 PM Wow Marti, aside from the fact this is a beautifully written poem, in expression and form, well the thoughts are also so very well articulated and expressed. There is so much depth here, and I have to tell you this is a Fav A7 poem to me. I love when one can deliver a strong passionate message with such class and balance. Kudos!!!

Claudia Polydoro February 7, 2017 at 5:43 PM Congratulations on your poem, Marti!!! It's a great one! So many truths there... Loved reading it :)

Jan Allison February 7, 2017 at 4:03 PM Many congrats on your win Marti. I am saddened that the sponsor has the audacity to responded to you in the way she has in her comment especially as I recently saw her post a 'note' (it is no longer on her poems page) to someone who had ASKED to use one of her poems and her answer was NO but at least he had the decency to ask and not assume that he could use it without her permission. I really am at a loss to understand how hypocritical she is:-( hugs jan xx

Julia Ward February 7, 2017 at 3:05 AM "Winds blow free and so should we." Quote of the day for my Facebook page! Well done for your poem's win! Julia Ward February 7, 2017 at 9:44 AM Just accept that you were wrong about my intentions, Marti. I have made no wrong conclusions about others. You have, though, in thinking I had you on block before the contest. Julia Ward February 7, 2017 at 8:45 AM Look, the wording says QUOTE of the day. ^^^^^^^^ Julia Ward February 7, 2017 at 8:34 AM I put it on the Facebook page in quotation marks and credited it to you. Stop jumping to wrong conclusions!