' hardly a word '
it is merely a syllable
bottling up the largest oceans
housing the hills in shoe boxes
the smallest word of a language
i
wiping all the labels and tags
no matter what the origin
in resonance with all sorrows
i
and when you say that i am small
and dark and silent and lonesome
a wish to see you rising high #
i
for the expressions of one love
this wind,water,fire,earth and sky
go on filling an emptiness
i ..
/original/z.g.
( ED-a wish that wants to see you high / 'rising' replaces 'reaching' # / line 15- 'an' replaces 'this' )
Oddly the most-used word in English is a stop-word and is filtered out of most online searches ;)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great poem.
ReplyDeleteDeborah Godin said...
ReplyDelete" OSI - One word. Your i's are exquisite! "
April 19, 2009 8:22 AM
An enigmatic poem. I liked it.
ReplyDeleteWonderful. I thought I chose a breath of a syllable for my one word until I read your poem!
ReplyDeleteWell i'll be! This is good. i most especially liked how you ended it. i...
ReplyDeleteSo enjoyable!
ReplyDeleteso poignant
ReplyDeletei a syllable, a mantra, a flame.
ReplyDeletelovely!!!
beautiful!
ReplyDeleteone word...one letter! but what a letter...very powerful take on the prompt
ReplyDeleteYou sure do get to the heart of "I" or "i," which is a better way to go. Beautifully done.
ReplyDelete"bottling up the largest oceans" - what a beautiful thought
ReplyDelete..thank u everyone..
ReplyDeletewell, the i's have it!
ReplyDeleteAlways enjoy visiting your poetry, dear zoya--you make my heart think!
Brilliant images; beautiful words.
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