Notes From The Night Poem by Eric Cockrell
Notes From The Night
Rilke once said
if he spent all of his life
studying and working
he hoped to
be able to write
four good lines of poetry
think i'll quit writing
grow a big garden,
cut and stack wood
for all who are cold
save as many stray dogs
as i can
spend a lot of time
playing with and listening to
small children
and sit with as many
old people left alone
to die as i can
read Rilke daily,
and drink a lot of
black coffee
and hope like hell
that just before i die
i can write one good line
of poetry
i'd be happy with that!
You already have Eric. I love the flow of this, the sincerity is ingrained in it. An honest poem from a wise poet.10 out of 10.
Pardner, here you have most certainly wrote many good lines of poetry (not to mention all the great ones in several other poems of yours!): and I must say this poem strikes deep, I enjoy R. M. Rilke very much also, and just as much so I always enjoy your work, keep writing Eric, I'm certain you have very many more good lines waiting to 'speak'.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/24/2024 2:36:55 AM # 1.0.0.1119
A great poem...really nice