Tell Them Poem by Helder Oliveira

Tell Them



Tell them
That you collect small striking details
And that your sole proudly entails
All the songs that birds can sing

Tell them
That when you touch a flower or watch the sea
You see things that others can not see
You feel beauty where others feel a sting

Tell them
That you are constantly seeking around
Searching the skies, digging the ground
Trying to find evil things to suppress

Tell them
That you are among the crowds
Urging them to wrap in shrouds
Their fears causing distress

Tell them
Tell them that you are a poet or a poetess!




(Helder de Jesus Ferreira de Oliveira)


Angola, Xangongo City, Kunene Province
21 September,2009

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Indira Renganathan 02 October 2009

Qualities of a poet or a poetess nicely summed up...lovely

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