Bobbie Troy’s most recent poem to appear here was She: In Depression (March 2012).
Mingled Purposes
By Bobbie Troy
in the chaos
of mingled purposes
we try
to make tragedy ephemeral
or even nonexistent
we try to place the sun
where we want it to shine
but yet we endeavor
to sift through the chaos
to find that one bit of truth,
validity, reason, or love
that will make it all worthwhile
in the end.
I love the sense of the last verse.
Very true and very optimistic. We usually try to see the glass as half full rather than half empty.
Right to the heart of it, as always.
Real!
Thank you, everyone!!
Just discovered this wonderful poem. It’s beautiful, optimistic and rings true.
Thanks, Pat! Hope all is well in Santa Fe!