When I Speak Of History Poem by Leonard Dabydeen
When I Speak Of History
When I speak of history I speak well;
I leave behind the past where broken bones
Lay scattered on blistering sands to tell
Of atrocities that are mostly groans.
While you may feel the pain lurking inside
With hurt failing any impunity;
And browse pages upon pages to ride
This feeling of guilt, remorse or pity,
It was Columbus sailing the great tides
Out discovering many a new world;
And Sir Francis Drake loved the battle cries -
Chicanery as a new age unfurled.
The mind finds revelations in the past,
So meaningful and useful to the last.
a poem about history and how we can learn from it? ......................well penned Leonard
The history of the tours and travels, voyages and journeys of mariners, ship men, seamen, navigators, captains and their crew, how to relate to and allude to the their adventures? History is not of the kings and queens, but of discoverers. What is history? How to read into the palaces?
Broken Bones! ! The past is always with us. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
When I speak of history I speak well; I leave behind the past where broken bones Lay scattered on blistering sands to tell Of atrocities that are mostly groans. While you may feel the pain lurking inside- - - - A wonderful poem about history. We learn from history.History gives Revelations of the past, the story of success or defeat, joy or pains buried in the sands of time.Congratulations for being selected as Poem of the Day.
Thanks, Bharati. Late, better late than never...When I Speak of History.
Speaking well about history is interesting really. Sometimes we feel pain lurking inside and sometimes we get joy. History gives amazing effect of learning. A brilliant poem is well penned. Congratulations! ...10
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I would like to translate this poem
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Leonard, your poem is well-written with a strong message...and I love that you used the word chicanery....that's a great word! Your closing couplet tells it all. I think History is important and we need to know it, but we also need to know how to rise above it if we are ever to progress and increase our chances of becoming better than the past. Congrats.
Like your comment, Jette. Thank You. From out of our past...comes our present...nesting foundation of our future.