A Man Would Hope Poem by James Casey
A Man Would Hope
A Man Would Hope
The best a man can hope for is a life without remorse
A life without regret for leaving marriage in divorce
To leave this world a better place, responding to the call
To leave his mark and legacy, by some writing for us all
The best a man could hope for is a love to stand beside
A love with oration, without which life would be denied
A love whose only reflection, combine as shadows cast
One upon the other, deep inside the looking glass
The best a man could hope for when his life is nearing end
Is the peace of having no desire to pass this way again
To wipe the blackboard clean walk away without the debt
Leave demons in his pockets, and this world without regret….
Jim 1989
A profound life song. Congrats on it's selection as poem of the Day.
hope keeps us going but reality is never far behind? good poem though!
A Lovely with oration! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
Jim, you've summed it up perfectly. Deservedly Poem Of The Day. Congratulations!
Reminds me of the song HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL popularized by AIR SUPPLY..... Big congrats, James.....
In this poem you've really been able to put across very nicely what it means for a man to reach self-realisation. Thank you for your wonderful insights. Well done for getting chosen as poet of the day.
To wipe the blackboard clean walk away without the debt That's the sort of hope to keep, I guess!
I really like this. It sums up a man's life succinctly. well worth a read
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Jim, you have truly written a gem with this one; and the underlying great beauty of it is, it is so valid, so true... so very good. I'm glad you are putting these poems of yours on this site; please don't quit, ever!
Smoky, it is always best when one hears from an old friend. I havent wrtten in some time Spent over two years in the hospital and have lost my writing abilities for some time. Just now on the road to recovery and will soon, I hope. be back into my old ways and writing again Thank You for being there, Jim