A Poem of Questions
A Poem of Questions …
A Poem of Questions
How do you rightfully explain
Feelings swirling in your brain,
Like anger, empathy, or passion,
Or delight at following new fashion?
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Why do men embrace a sport,
Smoke cigars, sip tawny port,
Or over babies, women pine,
And standing in the bargain line?
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All of us are needing love
From family, friends, or God above.
But do we spread that love around
To homeless people in our town?
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What instils within us hate,
An inner anger we must sate
For others different from ourselves,
Black, Asian, gay, or even elves?
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Does the government really care
To do what’s ethical and fair?
Do they care who can’t find work
When, they can claim all kinds of perks?
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Do you worry about death,
Getting old and failing health?
Or do you take the package deal
And face every single day with zeal?
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Poverty and malnutrition,
Is the answer just attrition?
Or should we show a caring heart,
Reach in our pockets, do our part?
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Question everything you must
Don’t take promises on trust.
Some are truthful. others not,
Use the wisdom that you’ve got.
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by John Hansen © 2018
Now I find myself branching out and experimenting with short fiction, and thoroughly enjoying this, especially flash fiction.
I have been fortunate to have two poems made into songs and recorded. The first "On the Road to Kingdom Come" by Al Wordlaw, and the second, "If I Could Write a Love Poem" by award-winning Israeli/British singer Tally Koren.
My services increasingly in demand as a freelance writer and I have ghost-written the text for a number of children's books and educational tutorials.
It has taken me many years of searching and restlessness to realise that my life's passion is to write. It saddens me that I wasted so many years not devoting to that, but thinking positively, the experiences gained over those years are now wonderful material for my stories and poems.
I want to try to bring a new focus on poetry and try to make it appealing to a new generation of young people and those who thought they never liked or understood it before.
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Very clever, nicely penned and rhymed. So many questions and some we really should answer to. Well done, John. Take care.
Thank you, Phyllis. So many questions, so few answers. You take care too.
Awesome John and as Phyllis said very clever – nice job… fun to read.
Hi Kurt. Thanks for reading this poem of questions, glad you enjoyed. Cheers.
Some profound truths and a remainder how easily we slip into apathy over what’s actually happening around us. Great message and cleverly penned John. Well done my friend.
Tony, there is just too much apathy in the world. If we are comfortable why worry about others or the world in general? Too many think that way, unfortunately. Thanks for reading.
You pen what many feel keeps them up at night and some awakening in cold sweats. We can’t change the world, but work together to make it a better place to live. We are all atoms and star dust trying to find a meaning in so many forms of expressions. That’s what makes this place we occupy such an interesting place to live in. My motto has always been, do unto others as you would like done unto you. I do my best to live peacefully and watch the play unfold daily before me. What a cast of characters we all are, whoever made us had a sense of humor for sure. Well penned John.
Het, Vincent, good to see you, buddy. Yes, it sure is an interesting world and our creator must be sitting back in great amusement at all the drama and chaos taking place. We do need to work together to make things better. Thanks for reading and for the interesting comment.
Ahh. I wish I were a kid again. No questions. Just fun. Many of these are part of the common sense guide to being a person but some leave us twisted, fighting our own belief system, pondering the other side. Really enjoyed this Poem of Questions John. Nice work
Paul, yes you are right. most of these are just common sense but society often tends to try to warp our way of thinking to suit its agenda. I too would like to see the world through the eyes of a child again. Thanks for reading.
Great rhymes, but even better questions. I think we could all learn something from this, especially to not take things at face value.
Thanks, Ralph. We often just take things for granted instead of considering the outcomes or asking the relevant questions. Cheers.