The Positivity Of Poetry! Poem by Denis Martindale

It's known that writing can enhance our mental health as well,
Such that a pop song helps us dance as if within a spell
And that a poem set to rhyme seems upbeat in its way,
With rhythms that prove quite sublime, enough to make our day.
Perhaps we frame a poem, too, then hang it on a wall,
In pride of place for each to view, to share its miracle.
Or put our poems on websites, for millions now and then,
So they gain wisdom that delights the mortal souls of men.
Who knows if God may lend a hand in what we seek to share,
With wondrous ways to understand so readers know we care?

But this I know, that love abides, it conquers and achieves,
It has compassion, so it guides, each heart that still believes.
Can you go on, without such love, to simply muddle through?
Because of pride, think you're enough like wisdom's not for you?
I've learnt a poem can express such tenderness and more,
Such that the sad find happiness and faith that makes them sure.
So they stand tall, revitalised, refreshed and born again.
A poem's more than realised. Sometimes beyond our ken.
The best of all, yes, most are free, yet they're worth more than gold.
Just like the love of Calvary… The greatest story ever told…


Denis Martindale May 2020.