What is the poem, The Perspective, about? It is not a very complicated poem and has a simple message that anyone can appreciate, a message that points us to God.
I wrote it to help people consider how they relate to God during their struggles. I hope it helps them to see God in a larger way.
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THE TITLE
What does the title have to do with the poem? A perspective is a point of view or point of reference used to relate one against another. The subtitle, "A Poem about the Measure," is the clue that explains the poem. It challenges you to question your focus.
STRUCTURE
It looks like free-verse, and it is even less structured than most of my poems because it is built on a popular saying that you see online often. I did not overwork it because I thought it would look like a pretentious couching of a simple saying.
THE POEM
I wrote it to help people consider how they relate to God during their struggles. I hope it helps them to see God in a larger way.
To order this book directly from the printer at the best wholesale price CLICK HERE
THE TITLE
What does the title have to do with the poem? A perspective is a point of view or point of reference used to relate one against another. The subtitle, "A Poem about the Measure," is the clue that explains the poem. It challenges you to question your focus.
STRUCTURE
It looks like free-verse, and it is even less structured than most of my poems because it is built on a popular saying that you see online often. I did not overwork it because I thought it would look like a pretentious couching of a simple saying.
THE POEM
THE PERSPECTIVE,
A Poem about the Measure
We all face a Goliath
At some time or other
And do desperate battle.
In our feeble strength,
We flail at him with
Puny weapons,
And find our armor
Is inadequate
As we take dire wounds.
Then we rush to tell God
That this demon
Is just too big-
When all the time we should
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| Illustration for Poem, Perspective From the book of poems Beyond These Dark Lands © A.E. Dozat 2018 |
Declare to this devil
How big our God is.
This poem is very blunt and to compensate it I wrote it in a soft voice using "we" and "our" instead of "you" and "your."
It starts out with the struggle:
"We all face a Goliath"
And
"We flail at him with
Puny weapons,"
Then we start to get to the point at line 10,
"We rush to tell God
That this demon
Is just too big..."
The last three lines wrap everything up with a declaration of the greatness of God.
WHAT IT MEANS
When you get the book and read this poem, you will quickly see the message that we focus too much on our problems, and do not see God as big enough to conquer them.
This poem is illustrated with a road that leads to distant mountains which rise out of the mist, in the center of the road is a rock that is insufficient compared to the mountain.
© Adron 5/20/18
