The Poem
‘Song of Myself’
I am the spark that will set light to
Your deepest desire,
A unique thumb print in a million
I am a whole other world of unlimited
Imagination
I am individuality itself
I am lost in a peaceful world
Of creativity, where the word
Limits don’t exists,
The air is overcome in fantasy,
Where anything can happen
You can chase your wildest dreams
Through an upside down
Utopia,
Come join me in this wonderful
Journey of life,
Can you spare just a moment,
To heed my words,
Can you stop on your path
To slowly discover yourself
Have you ever wondered about
The lies in every truth,
Have you ever wondered about
The deepest mysteries in the world
Have you ever wondered where
Blackhole come from ?
Have your ever wondered where
The end meets the beginning
I shall now drift away
And let music take control
Where the melodious sound shall
Be the ink to my plea
The rustle of leaves against the hard granite floor
Wailing and longing to be evergreen,
The bussing of the bees contrasting
With the ripple of a puddle
Fills my ears with the tingling
Sensation,
A single dew drop falling from a
Spider’s web is like a quiet chime
Ringing in your ears
Trees secretly whispering
In each other ears as the wind
Glides by.
The roar of the rain sends,
A shivering chill down my spine,
A single droplet of water
Could mean the difference
Between life and death for a flower.
The throbbing of a worms
Heart as it fights it way
Through the dirt
The screech of chalk
Against the slate,
The slush of water as its sinks
Into the dirt,
The echo of a rock falling from a hill
The singer wants water after
An outstanding performance,
The news man deciding what
Tie he should wear,
The teacher is quieting the class
Hoping for the day to be over
He earth is waiting for pollution
To end
The athlete is encouraging himself
To finish the race,
The baby elephant learning to walk,
The artist putting his final
Layer of paint,
The final bid of a Vincent van Gogh
Being called,
The author is writing the final
Chapter of a book,
The ink is slowly sinking into the paper
The bat,
Slowly using echo location to Catch its food,
The sigh of a student as she
Finished the race.
All different people from different professions,
Yet all in the same
Heartbeat…
The Summary:
The Song of myself is a poem I wrote, in year 5.
This poem was inspired by – Walt Whiteman’s poem ‘the song of myself’ which celebrates yourself and the people and things around you. For Example, the first versus represents what you are what you can be in a metaphoric sense.
The next para stands for the world outside and the endless possibilities that lie within. After that, the next few verses questions are perspective of the world as if eel we don’ take enough time to enjoy are life and are always in a hurry.
Following the same concept, the next para tells you are about little and delicate sounds which we miss every day. Even though you don’t realise it, these small things in the world have a place; and you miss these sometimes.
The rest of the poem is about other people in the world who you may not give much notice to too. There are billions of people in this world all caught up in their own lives.
This poem just reflects the perspective of taking a breath from your everyday lives and thinking about the world around, yourself, the small things around you, the people around you are the world outside our own; Reflection.
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