30 Poems for National Poetry Month: Day 19
April 19, 2013
Here is my poem for Day 19.
I wrote it in the midst of all the chaos and reports coming from Boston, trying to keep up my spirits and the challenge made to myself for National Poetry Month. And to prove terror can’t trump poetry.
I have no words.
I just stare, listening
To the news and don’t
Even know how to ask
Why?
Where is the poetry
In words like manhunt,
Lockdown, shelter-in-place order?
Where is the poetry
In controlled explosion,
on-going situation
person-of-interest?
Where is the poetry
In a world where terror
Takes hold and bites?
It’s in the eyes of my love
And our hands clasped,
Finally reunited and safe
Together, after too long apart
–Scott Edward Anderson
Scott Edward Anderson
Scott Edward Anderson's Poetry Blog 
April 20, 2013 at 9:51 am
Counting it pure grace that I have discovered your poetry. Yes, I love yours words here…where is the poetry? But yes it is somehow everywhere in everything. I am savoring your series. Thanks for your offerings. (discovered your poetry though tweetspeak)
April 20, 2013 at 10:23 am
Thank you so much for reading and for your comment, which was so nice to read.
April 25, 2013 at 7:01 pm
Bravo!xod