Love's Philosophy
By: Percy B. Shelley
The fountains mingle with the river,
And the rivers with the ocean;
The winds of heaven mix forever
With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single;
All things by a law divine
In another's being mingle--
Why not I with thine?
See, the mountains kiss high heaven,
And the waves clasp one another;
No sister flower could be forgiven
If it disdained its brother;
And the sunlight clasps the earth,
And the moonbeams kiss the sea;--
What is all this sweet work worth,
If thou kiss not me?
Hope’s Philosophy
By: Chelsea Dellaripa
An anchor for the soul; firm and secure,
An eternal burning flame; intense and pure.
A new days sunrise, the strength to carry on,
With forces unknown to man, analyzing is foregone.
Nothing in this world can give such pleasure, joy, and bliss,
Found in the heart of nature, such conviction does exist.
Disease awaits the cure, trusting in its existence,
Poverty seeks prosperity, determined and persistent.
The abandoned and forgotten, in search of some salvation,
Oh, to see the light at the end of the tunnel-there is no other sensation.
The flower will brilliantly bloom once more, and the wounds will patiently mend,
And for every soul that’s left untouched, a nice stranger’s hand will extend.
Such positivism! I enjoyed this remodeling of Shelley's poem very much, especially given that it turns the possibly unrequited love of Shelley's poem on its head. The hope of your poem is pervasive--and not just because it is the title and subject of the poem. The internal images and subjects you chose were well placed, as they consistently replayed the thread of hope necessary to them all. And there is something encouragingly giddy in the final lines of your poem. Great work!
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