By: Jack Gilbert - 1925-2012
"Our spirit persists like a man struggling
through the frozen valley
who suddenly smells flowers
and realizes the snow is melting
out of sight on top of the mountain,
knows that spring has begun."
Gorgeous!
Jack Gilbert isn’t read widely enough. I’m always so happy to see his poems brought to people’s attention. Thank you! Intelligence mixed with intimacy and a particular tenderness -- that’s Gilbert for me.
Powerful poem
Hope rising from despair...exactly what was needed to begin the week.....words + art = beauty.
Excellent. The prevalence of the real - which Gilbert invokes nicely.
Nice. A poem that gives hope!
Of course I love this one. 😁
"Our spirit persists like a man struggling
through the frozen valley
who suddenly smells flowers
and realizes the snow is melting
out of sight on top of the mountain,
knows that spring has begun."
Gorgeous!
Jack Gilbert isn’t read widely enough. I’m always so happy to see his poems brought to people’s attention. Thank you! Intelligence mixed with intimacy and a particular tenderness -- that’s Gilbert for me.
Powerful poem
Hope rising from despair...exactly what was needed to begin the week.....words + art = beauty.
Excellent. The prevalence of the real - which Gilbert invokes nicely.
Nice. A poem that gives hope!
Of course I love this one. 😁