(13 January 1947 / Southport)

poet Valerie Dohren
What do you think this poem is about?

Can You See

Can you hear a gentle breath
Through fields of golden corn

Can you hear the willow shed
Her tears of dew at dawn

Can you hear a baby cry
A baby yet unborn


Shall you touch a drifting cloud
Floating `cross the skies

To swiftly touch the dancing flames
Reflected in your eyes

And so to touch a ray of light
As o`er the land it flies


And shall you speak of distant dreams
And of life`s turning wheels

Shall you speak of that great love
The veil of death conceals

Shall you speak of thine own self
That truth alone reveals


Where hangs the perfume of a rose
Before it comes to bloom

And where the fragrance of the night
Your spirit to consume

Should e`er the scent of beauty fade
Then will we sleep too soon


Can you see the smallest star
Refulgent in the night

Can you see a butterfly
Flash by you, fast in flight

Can you see the spark of truth
Behold glorious light

Submitted: Sunday, February 05, 2012

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  • G.R. Gaus (5/15/2013 10:37:00 PM)

    We spend too much time caught up in our supperficial realty, that we miss these more important matters of life, that you have so eloquently outlined here, open our Real-Eyes......

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  • Valsa George (2/3/2013 9:58:00 PM)

    Valerie, to what wondrous experiences, you take us along! This is a gem of a write! !

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  • Stevie Taite (12/6/2012 4:04:00 PM)

    I have not seen this triplet type structure, taking use through each of our senses! Like how it reads/ works. A well thought out, clever poem, (and 'can you smell' would not have worked lol)

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  • Tom Higgins (10/18/2012 3:13:00 PM)

    This is a really lovely poem.

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  • Suvro Bhattacharya (9/10/2012 10:38:00 AM)

    WOW! What a wonderful sweet poem it is!
    I enjoy thoroughly!

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  • * Sunprincess * (8/26/2012 8:37:00 AM)

    Nice...enjoyed this one and each example! :)

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  • Captain Cur (5/18/2012 2:59:00 PM)

    The metaphors were well worked with an eerie silence behind them
    which added to the effect and message of this poem. Well done.

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  • Joseph Anderson (4/29/2012 1:18:00 PM)

    The sweet, nearly magical delicacy of your wording is a joy to behold-so good

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  • Martin O'Neill (3/2/2012 1:02:00 PM)

    I am really enjoying your work. This is another fine piece.

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  • Mien Bless (2/26/2012 4:50:00 PM)

    wow.... i think that sums it all...

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