Frank Cavano’s most recent poem to appear here was To a Mother Who Has Lost a Son (or Daughter) (December 2012).
Un
By Frank Cavano
Unceasing changes, uncertain outcomes
unwelcome weather, unexpected pregnancies
unremitting maladies, unbearable tragedies
unrequited love, unacceptable dissimilarities
unbridled animosities, unforgiving ideologies
unbalanced dictators, unrest across the globe
unwelcome weather, unexpected pregnancies
unremitting maladies, unbearable tragedies
unrequited love, unacceptable dissimilarities
unbridled animosities, unforgiving ideologies
unbalanced dictators, unrest across the globe
Too much un-ness in the world
Write, then, to master
merely moments
control what appears
in this one moment
on this one page
unreserved
unrestrained
unbounded
Clever and truthful.
You are absolutely right. We are often undone by too much un-ness (a great word). And the last stanza is great.