Danielle White Poet Monorhyme

The Older I Get

I once heard the whisper of falling snow,
saw a spark in the eye of a coal-black crow,
felt the power and awe of a swift river's flow,
the older I get, the less I know.

My hair was once braided in golden cornrows,
by Jamaican friends in an island below,
a psychic once asked me about Jericho,
the older I get, the less I know.

The hot southern asphalt that scalded my toe,
the rope swing that swung us, to and fro,
Christmas Eve and the tree in the firelight's glow,
the older I get, the less I know.

Everyone's gone, but where did they go?
Why is my spirit sinking so low?
Is it true we reap only what we sow?
the older I get, the less I know.


©2010 DanielleWhite

♡Like0

Share Poem

---

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Sanket Jain April 28, 2017 at 5:52 AM Beautiful expressions express beautiful heart. Spirit sinking low is good imagery. Rhetorical devices really add beauty to the poem. I too follow Monorhyme. Pease Review my poems. Hope you'll enjoy Pari Style.

Kathleen Kroll September 10, 2016 at 10:53 AM Danielle, This is a lovely poem. I can really relate to the last stanza. I must imagine that your universal attitude opens you to the spirits of that all have gone before. Kathy

Danielle White November 16, 2010 at 11:08 AM Thank you all for lifting my spirits with your kind comments. ****Danielle***

Sara Kendrick November 14, 2010 at 3:50 AM My desire was to read great works today and my desire has been fulfilled in this one..Congratulations on going into the second round..Sara

Francine Roberts October 29, 2010 at 10:23 PM i love this one, congrats on having it featured this week

Phyllis Babcock October 29, 2010 at 8:20 AM Congratulations on your featured write being featured this week. I know you have been missing on the soup I hope all is well with you. God Bless Phyl

Chad Wood October 29, 2010 at 6:35 AM This is absolutely fantastic.

Sara Kendrick October 29, 2010 at 5:15 AM Congratulations on your wonderful poem being featured on Homepage this week.Keep the creative pen flowing..Sara

Carol Sunshine Brown October 25, 2010 at 11:52 AM Congratulations on your well deserved poem being picked to be featured this week Danielle. Love, Carol

Vince Suzadail Jr. March 17, 2010 at 5:18 PM Just dropped in to see how you are doing. Reflective write. Hope all is well in Cowboy country. Vince

Carolyn Devonshire March 4, 2010 at 11:34 PM Nice to see you online tonight, Danielle. You've been missed and I hope you're feeling better and recovering well after your last surgery. Bless you, Carolyn

Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen February 27, 2010 at 3:05 AM Excellent poetry, Danielle. I like the effect with the last line repeating. How true that line is. We don't always reap what we sow. Sometimes the people around us are so caught up in the "business of living" that they don't think about the "Godliness of loving." So, one must reap the good that they have sown from themselves...with peace in their hearts. Smiles, Dane Ann (soup mail)

Iolanda Scripca February 12, 2010 at 11:00 PM A nostalgic look at Life. It's like a pirouette from the Spring of Childhood to the Summer of mature departures to the Autumn heavy with sighs... A beautiful reflection, Danielle: "the older I get, the less I know." Love, Iolanda

Sara Kendrick February 6, 2010 at 1:46 PM I think that there may be some truth in the fact that less we know the more we are capable of learning. Keep the creative pen flowing for the rhythm and the rhyme were excellent also the ideas. Sara

Linda-Marie Sweetheart February 5, 2010 at 2:41 PM Such beautiful words Danielle and a creative write tonight... as we grow older we do these kinds of reflections within ourselves ... its a wonderful thought provoking introspective poem ... will make it a new fav right now... excellent .. luv.. Linda-Marie..

Carol Sunshine Brown February 5, 2010 at 10:26 AM This is truly a Magnificent write Danielle. I can relate with you here.Thank you so much for sharing this piece today. Love, Carol

Audrey Haick February 5, 2010 at 9:58 AM Great poem with a touch of sadness, Danielle. So many things we still don't know. Peace, Audrey

Robert A. Dufresne February 4, 2010 at 5:54 PM Danielle, this is a marvelous poem. I enjoyed it very much. into my favs. I just ploain like it!-Thanks for sharing- Robert