Mark Strand

Mark Strand (Prince Edward Island, Canada)

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Keeping Things Whole - Poem by Mark Strand

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In a field
I am the absence
of field.
This is
always the case.
Wherever I am
I am what is missing.

When I walk
I part the air
and always
the air moves in
to fill the spaces
where my body's been.

We all have reasons
for moving.
I move
to keep things whole.

Mark Strand

Poems by Mark Strand : 10 / 34

Fabrizio Frosini (5/28/2016 6:29:00 AM)

in Italian:

'Tenere le cose insieme'

In un campo
Io sono l'assenza
del campo.
E'
sempre così.
Ovunque io sia
Sono ciò che manca.

Quando cammino
sposto e separo l'aria
e sempre
l'aria rientra
a riempire lo spazio
che il mio corpo occupava.

Tutti noi abbiamo motivi
per spostarci.
Io mi muovo
per tenere le cose insieme. (Report) Reply
Rajnish Manga (5/12/2016 2:55:00 AM)

The poem tries to justify the rationale behind what we are and why we are. Enjoyed reading this philosophical poem. Thanks. (Report) Reply
Susan Williams (10/27/2015 3:16:00 PM)

He both believes in keeping it simple [simple words, simple phrases, no meter, no rhyme], and making it as deep and surreal and overflowing with meaning as possible. It's like he has a split personality... come to think about it, so do we all. (Report) Reply
Edward Kofi Louis (10/27/2015 7:46:00 AM)

Spaces! Aces; with the muse of life. Nice piece. (Report) Reply
John Richter (10/27/2015 7:02:00 AM)

Deeply profound! This poem certainly went through me - not around me! (Report) Reply
Dylan Charles (10/27/2015 5:32:00 AM)

It is there when I am not, leaving your mark on a world that hints at your passing
Superb (Report) Reply
Jasbir Chatterjee (10/27/2015 4:56:00 AM)

Whether we move or don't move, nature always has its own ways of balancing out things and keeping them whole. (Report) Reply
Amos Mahonisi (10/27/2015 4:27:00 AM)

this is one of the greatest poems, written by great writes (Report) Reply
Babatunde Aremu (10/27/2015 3:59:00 AM)

Great write! Yes, there are reasons for every step we take. Our movement should be to make and not to mar. (Report) Reply
Seema Jayaraman (10/27/2015 2:37:00 AM)

Profound...When I walk
I part the air
and always
the air moves in
to fill the spaces
where my body's been.. Nature works so hard to keep things whole.. thanks for sharing (Report) Reply
Savita Tyagi (10/27/2015 1:45:00 AM)

Defining what can't be defined! Poetry at its best. (Report) Reply
Rahman Henry (10/27/2015 1:08:00 AM)

Excellent thought. Indeed, poetry is the beauty of thought. (Report) Reply
Smoky Hoss (7/11/2015 10:12:00 AM)

The fullness of absence; things are best known, most felt when they are absent, or appear to be. Beautiful, as always, poetry. (Report) Reply