observe the beauty
hides in the ugliest truth
only that—one spark
shall suffice to enlighten
the path of your existence
What an act of faith this poem is! And you make that faith as dramatic as possible: ONE SPARK is not even a flame, much less a fire. I've tried to light a wood fire outdoors, and watched spark after spark fizzle out, until all of a sudden one bursts into flame. But your poem puts its faith in the very first spark and the confidence it expresses that this spark will ENLIGHTEN a whole existence has become my confidence. Your equally bold statement that beauty exists in the UGLIEST TRUTH is reassuring. In Dostoevsky's THE IDIOT the title character believes BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD. No one else in the novel believes this is true. Now your affirmative poem gives me another reason to believe in the world's salvation!
It is a nice tanka on truth. Though this poem is in brief yet it has great meaning. Thanks for sharing.
observe the beauty hides in the ugliest truth A very good short poem which declares the importance of spark to uncover the beauty.Well expressed.Well done Col Muhammad Khalid Khan
one spark shall suffice to enlighten the path of your existence A beautiful poem on truth as an ultimate reality.I enjoyed it.Well done Col Muhammad Khalid Khan
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
ther are many beauties in the truth a well written tanka