The Window Poem by Joseph S. Josephides
The Window
Stretch your hand and open the window,
maybe a sunbeam drops in,
in a zigzag way, by reflection,
maybe a star promising a change.
Open the window,
perhaps a person in rush drops a glance inside,
a beauty girl sprinkled by the rain,
a shallow mother that lost her baby.
Open the window,
maybe the ball of the children shows up
their voice perhaps climbs up
a bending branch, a kitten.
Open the window,
even if a wave of dust, of hail, invades,
a shadow or its shadow, two shadows in one,
or even a shadow shading another.
Open the window,
even if the city fell asleep,
even if the city passed away,
even if there is no sign which of the two.
Stretch your hand and open for us the window.
In its place there will be a painting
hanged, speechless staring at us.
At least it will fill our empty wall.
Summer,2002, Karlovivari, Czech Republic
a window that open to all sort of possibilities as our life do... love it.. ^-^
I opened your poem and felt as if all the beautiful images came to me through the window. It is a very fresh and optimistic poem. Best regards, onelia
Whew, This is a reading feast of discriptive word in immages.Enjoyed this quality piece from begining to end, Glad I stopped by,
This is a quite imaginative and wondrous free verse poem, Joseph, filled with superb imagery and telling of the beauty that can be found simply by opening a window and looking around. A lot of folks are confined to the narrow lanes or rooms of their life, often too busy to pause and see the beauty of the world around them. This unique poem asks the reader to do just that, and wonderfully well, too. Carl.
A hopeful poem which tell us to open the window of our souls for a new better world.I loved it!
wow! ...sensible last lines....that amplifies the concept of the whole verse....beautiful thought and compilation.
Excellent poem. Indeed, let's open every window we can and enjoy the light that pours into our souls.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/5/2025 2:22:02 PM # 1.0.0
what a beautiful poem....Stunning........10