New Again
The world is layered.
Just when you think you understand
a split appears
a layer pulls back
is shrugged off
and the world is new again.
©Mary Lee Hahn, 2018
Molly has this week's Poetry Friday Roundup at Nix the Comfort Zone.
Thursday, August 09, 2018
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I hope...I hope...I hope a new world is waiting for us, too! Great little poem, Mary Lee!
ReplyDeleteI know I'm gonna get me some of that new again!
ReplyDeleteMary Lee, there is inspiration and hope in this little nugget of poetry.
ReplyDeleteRebirth right before autumn–I'm ready for "a layer that pulls back," beautiful–I like your seed pod image too, thanks Mary Lee!
ReplyDeleteActually, it's an empty black swallowtail chrysalis, but seeds work for the metaphor, too!
DeleteIt does look like a chrysalis, what fun!
DeleteYes, it is layered, and I love when it sheds some of its old skin and offers us hope again. Gorgeous little poem.
ReplyDeleteOooooh. I think I need to be shedding me some skin! :D
ReplyDeleteSimple words hold a huge truth...arranged in a beautiful way. Thank you. What a lovely poem to read early in the morning.
ReplyDeleteYour poem offers a welcome ray of hope. Thanks for offering a positive perspective!
ReplyDeleteSo true Mary Lee. Perfect sentiment for fall or spring. Love that image, too! -- Christie @ https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/
ReplyDeleteYour poem speaks the truth!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely, hopeful thought!
ReplyDeleteSuch a hopeful poem! I hope we are currently in the process of shedding some layers to reveal the world new again.
ReplyDeleteThis is so simple, yet so profound. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMary Lee, I am smiling really big at the thought that I gave you a mentor text! :-)
ReplyDeleteSo true. This poem achieves the epiphany. Well done.
ReplyDeleteLovely. And "shrugged" is a terrific word choice!
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