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[indigopoets]

#POTD: Prisca’s Poem of the Day

POTD by @justsailout

I am my mother’s daughter

I am midnight sun

You can find me on the moon waxing and waning

My heart full of petals, every single one begging

“Love me, love me, love me

Whoever I am

Whoever I become

Love me, love me, love me

Andrea Gibson, Andrew

Hey guys so today's poems is shorter then the others ones and at first glance it kinda seems really simple and it is but it's also really emotional. This poem is beautiful because of the emotion it portrays, we have a girl not just wanting but craving love and acceptance in the poem she says "whoever I am whoever I become love me"  And I love that the writer decided to but that in there because it just makes everything more real. I think the vulnerability of the poem is something we can all relate to. Let me know what you guys think, did you like it, did you interpret it in a different way? 

[indigopoets]

#POTD: Prisca’s Poem of the Day

Written by: Prisca, @justsailout

I ASKED GOD by: unknown http://www.godswork.org/enpoem3.htm

I asked God to take my pain away.God said, No.It is not for me to take away,but for you to give it up. I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.God said, No.Her spirit was whole,her body was only temporary. I asked God to grant me patience.God said, No.Patience is a by-product of tribulations,it isn't granted, it is earned. I asked God to give me happiness.God said, No.I give you blessings,Happiness is up to you. I asked God to spare me pain.God said, No.Suffering draws you apart from worldly caresand brings you closer to me. I asked God to make my spirit grow.God said, No.You must grow on your own,but I will prune you to make you fruitful. I asked for all things that I might enjoy life.God said, No.I will give you lifeso that you may enjoy all things. I ask God to help me LOVE others, as much as he loves me.God said... Ahhhh, finally you have the idea.

I debated picking this as my next poem to share with you guys because I know not everyone believes in God but the many messages in the poem I believe are something everyone needs to see and understand. I don't think the poem is hard to understand therefore I'm not gonna explain it but I will give you guys this: •Pain isn't going to be taken away magically, give it up. •Your body is TEMPORARY your spirit is what matters and WILL last FOREVER•The trials and tribulations you will experience will benefit you at the end of the day•Remain in touch with whatever higher power you believe in •Life is hard, life is fun, life is complicated.. Life is a lot of things but there's a reason for that everything teaches you something (which is actually what the firsts poem I did touched on  "Did I miss anything")

Nothing is ever handed to you that's life.

[indigopoets]

#POTD: Prisca’s Poem of the Day

Written by: Prisca, justsailout

“DID I MISS ANYTHING”

Nothing. When we realized you weren’t here we sat with our hands folded on our desks in silence, for the full two hours

Everything. I gave an exam worth 40 percent of the grade for this term and assigned some reading due today on which I’m about to hand out a quiz worth 50 percent

Nothing. None of the content of this course has value or meaning Take as many days off as you like: any activities we undertake as a class I assure you will not matter either to you or me and are without purpose

Everything. A few minutes after we began last time a shaft of light suddenly descended and an angel or other heavenly being appeared and revealed to us what each woman or man must do to attain divine wisdom in this life and the hereafter This is the last time the class will meet before we disperse to bring the good news to all people on earth.

Nothing. When you are not present how could something significant occur?

Everything. Contained in this classroom is a microcosm of human experience assembled for you to query and examine and ponder

This is not the only place such an opportunity has been gathered but it was one place

And you weren’t here

-Tom Wayman

This poem is really interesting to me as you can probably tell it's written in two different point of views. For those who don't understand it there's a person asking "did I miss anything" the poem is the teacher and the student answering those are the two point of views. The student represents "nothing". I think we can all relate to having being asked this and answering nothing cause we don't find school to important which is what he goes into later on in the poem. Now the teacher is represented by the word "everything" she's stating that the student that didn't attend class missed a lot which is also what most teachers will always say or have said. Now going into the poem an angel comes in to tell everyone what they needed to do to attend divine wisdom the teacher then tells the class that it's the last time the class will be together before spreading their wisdom. The way I interpret this is I think the author really just meant that the teacher gave the students a different point of view on school classes. The last time we hear the teacher talk so the last time we see the word "everything" the teacher explains why the class is really important she explain that the class is really filled with experiences waiting for you to examine/interpret/look into. The two last sentences I'm not sure who's talking perhaps it's just someone summarizing the story everything and everywhere in life is an experience and is knowledge ready for you to grasp. Next time you attend class investigate and you never know!