#worldview poems on Hello Poetry

Sam Harty Sep 22

In the estates a baby cries.
In the streets a young man dies.
In the alleys they'll sell you drugs.
In the schools kids now use guns.
In the world there's so much need
Why won't the government intercede?

*form anaphora

#worldview #pov #commentary #politics

Zywa Jul 7

[ Do pretend it is ]

Do pretend it is

normal, yes, very normal --

it ís, all of it.

Poem "De mensen" ("People", 2019, Pieter de Bruijn Kops)

Collection "Thinkles Lusionless"

#world #worldview #existence

Zywa Jul 4

[ Faith is guidable ]

Faith is guidable,

while superstition hardly --

can be influenced.

Novel "The Enchantress of Florence" (2008, Salman Rushdie), part 3, chapter 19

Collection "Low gear"

#faith #religion #superstition #worldview

Zywa May 23

[ On left, there's chaos ]

On left, there's chaos,

on right, the world seems normal --

together, the truth.

Novel "The Golden House" (2017, Salman Rushdie), chapter (2-) 22

Apu Golden's left eye suffers from wet age-related macular degeneration

Collection "Low gear"

#worldview #truth

Zywa Feb 9

[ Dawn: the world takes on ]

Dawn: the world takes on

colours, becomes lifelike, but --

remains elusive.

Personal transmission-composition "Occam ocean" for orchestra (2015, Éliane Radigue), performed in the Organpark on February 3rd, 2024, by ensemble ONCEIM (L'Orchestre de Nouvelles Créations, Expérimentations, et Improvisations Musicales) and others - @orchestra

Collection "org anp ark" #359

#world #worldview #colour #morning #dawn

Zywa Dec 2023

[ You eat of the past ]

You eat of the past

only the halal portion:

the bloodless stories.

Novel "Midnight's Children" (1981, Salman Rushdie), chapter 1-4 "Under the carpet"

Collection "Low gear [2]"

#past #corruptedpast #worldview

Zywa Nov 2023

[ Your world is inside ]

Your world is inside

your head, existing inside --

real reality.

Lecture "Avenir de la poésie" ("The Future of Poetry", Paul Éluard, October 2nd, 1937) - "Il y a un autre monde, mais il est dans celui-ci" ("There is another world, but it is inside this one")

Collection "Appearances"

#world #worldview

Zywa Sep 2023

[ When dad comes home, he ]

When dad comes home, he

brings many countries with him:

Dreams run through my blood.

Song "Bloed in mijn bloed" ("Blood in my blood", 2023, Wende Snijders)

Collection "Passage Passion"

#father #worldview

Zywa Sep 2023

[ A landscape like this ]

A landscape like this

in winter, on unique days --

seen for centuries.

Poem "treinrit van Groningen na Amsterdam" ("train journey from Groningen to Amsterdam", 2022, Antjie Krog)

Collection "Stream"

#worldview

Zywa May 2023

[ The world your parents ]

The world your parents

keep impressing on you is --

fitting less and less.

Diary novel "Een licht bewoond eiland - Faxen aan Ger #5" ("A lightly inhabited island - Faxing to Ger #5", 2022, Nicolien Mizee), April 21st, 2000

Collection "Out of place"

#worldview #generations