Go forth and tell

Go forth and tell         by Sami Khalil

A modern English sonnet…

 

Go forth and tell them all, I am not dead

Nor that I fall asleep or pine away

I ween nay to harken weavers of dread

Mark my cotton words of love night and day.

 

Careless the scornful man who sings not praise

Blase’ to the highest calling around

Behind us birth, before us boundless ways

Shrug off the crowds, embrace all sounds and sight.

 

The world can be bitter, the winds howling

Wars can cast stark layers of uncertainty

There are those who grapple with life, doubting

And those who triumph through adversity.

 

Go forth and tell all, pull back the arras

For I’m the buds of spring, the blazoned class.

 

Reviews

[June bug]

WOW! This is one powerful write here,
SO nicely written, very powerful.
enjoyed this write

[Sami Khalil]

Wowzy woooo! Thank you so much dear poet and friend for this wonderful review. You are appreciated.

[Coyote Poetry]

Hard to see a safe world today Sami.
"The world can be bitter, the winds howling
Wars can cast stark layers of uncertainty
There are those who grapple with life, doubting
And those who triumph through adversity."
The above lines. We will need often in our life. Powerful and worthwhile poetry shared my friend.
Coyote

[Sami Khalil]

Wowzy woooo! So true and well articulated dear poet and friend. I agree with you wholeheartedly. Million thank yous Coyote for all. Take care

[Thomas W Case]

Tremendous work. Powerful and sharp.

[Sami Khalil]

OMG! Thank you so much dear poet and friend for this wonderful review and sharing. Glad to see you.

[Pete]

quite the pep talk. like news that the messenger would bring when the battle is well in hand. wonderful, heartfelt choice of words. lovely sentiment.

[Sami Khalil]

Marvelous you! So true and well articulated; I feel like a general leading my soldiers. Thank you kindly sir Pete for the time and effort.
Have a good spring.

[mou]

Life is so uncertain and sometimes I don't like its sudden revelations. I just love your way of building up the tension and vibes here.
-mou

[Sami Khalil]

I agree wholeheartedly dear poet and friend.
You can use that as a title for a poem:" Sudden revelations ".
I thank you for this wonderful review and sharing.

[emmajoygreen]

Dramatic and in a way - daring the world to try your patience and moral strength. Seems that is what you are saying in the following superb stanza,

'The world can be bitter, the winds howling
Wars can cast stark layers of uncertainty
There are those who grapple with life, doubting
And those who triumph through adversity.'

What a finely laid sonnet, Sami

[Sami Khalil]

Javajavaya! So true and well articulated; you have summed it up marvelously. Million thank yous dear poet and friend for this wonderful review. Enjoy spring!

[emmajoygreen]

Javajavaya reads like music, Sami. Would you spell it phonetically for me, please. Would love to say it!

[Sami Khalil]

Hehehe. Just an invention. Gracie millee.

[emmajoygreen]

Cheeky but very inventive you, Sami Khalil! It is a lovely word however.

[Sami Khalil]

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[Sami Khalil]

You are not dead if you embrace life fully, in all its ups and downs.

[Poetic Beauty]

We never know what is going to happen in life. There are trials and victories. There is trauma and there is triumph.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! All true and well articulated dear poet and friend. You have summed it up marvelously. Thank you so much for your time and effort. See you soon.

[Poetic Beauty]

You are welcome.

[Sami Khalil]

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