Poems And Time Poem by Daniel Brick
Poems And Time
People often assert poems and time are enemies. Professor Louise Cowan thinks it's open warfare. She declares, 'Throughout all poetic utterances, whether or not openly acknowledged, runs the threat of the poetic enemy, TIME. For time inevitably leads toward mutability, and behind change and loss lurks the spectral image of extinction.' WOW! I think we need a prose poem on this issue:
A poem exists in an infinitely extended present tense. It's true. A poem never has to search for lost time. It calmly exists while past and future tenses madly swirl around it. A poem has been known to smile, even laugh when past and future exhaust themselves with activity, and lie sprawled and breathless on the floor of endeavor. A poem knows where it belongs and it can wait in that space for centuries, yes, centuries, without showing a trace of discontent. Every poem is timeless!
I can't interpret this poem in a better way than esteemed poet Glen has done. A precious poem.
I like reading other poets' views on poets and poetry, so I was attracted to this title. I'd be surprised if Cowan didn't have Shakespeare's most famous sonnets in mind when she made her assertion. But, your answer, Daniel, is what the Bard asserts in those same sonnets. On immortality, a theme implicit in this discussion, I tend to think beyond the material to what endures when perhaps the earth itself shall be no more. We make our poems as best we can and hope that they will last, but once we've made them, what can we do, as with all our actions, but then release them? Glen
Oh! Daniel, this is lovely. You have given me an assignment. Lovely poem indeed. Thanks for sharing and do remain blessed.
I totally agree with the last triumphant line; in the realm of poetry, time is irrelevant. Poetry is an expression of the human soul; and as long humans exists - poetry exists; nothing is lost, only re-discovered.
The human condition will always be the same. So poems of old will still be relative, as long as they have the ability to touch humanity. Poems that don't do this may have a harder time establishing timelessness. But its rare and possibly difficult to step outside of your humanity as a poet, so most poem yes are timeless. I think the problem lies in the fact that half of society has slipped away from poetry. And though I don't think it will ever die, it would be nice if more people at least read poetry, if not wrote it. There are unfortunately alot of un-read poets still. And are the poems of a poet who never gets published equally as timeless. Does timelessness relate only to relatability or whether the poems are still being read. This raises many questions. Anyhow, this was very thought provoking and engaging. Thanks for sharing ^^ ~Nika
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Yet time is also the friend of poetry. While the spectral image of extinction always lies in the distant future, change is the core of the poetic consciousness. Prophets and poets have always been a vague difference. They are the consciousness of society (also brings an odd reflection on time, being very little to a prophet just as the poet) . While each poem indeed may one day fall into oblivion, they can nonetheless accomplish what they intend. That society changes.