Certainty

How can we be sure that our
                             two hearts beat as one;
that our two planets orbit
                             around the same sun;
that our footprints travel
                             in the same direction?
Do we share the same emotion?
                             And how do we know?

Kim M. Russell, 19th October 2023

Image by Filipp Romanovski on Unsplash

It’s Thursday and at the dVerse Poets Pub we are writing from a collective point of view to meet the bar with Björn, who says he has been thinking about his poetic voice and how he might tune it.

He talks about changing our perspective when writing poetry (or in prose); many of us prefer to write in first person singular or third person singular, or have even tried our hands at writing in second person singular.

Today Björn would like us to find a collective voice and write in first person plural, which is useful for including or excluding the audience, and writing for a cause. He says that the collective can also be used in love poetry where first and second (or third) person perspectives merge.

He has given examples by the American poet George Oppen and John McCrae.

41 thoughts on “Certainty”

  2. This is gorgeously rendered, Kim! I think we just know it in our gut that we share the same emotions when it comes to certain things! ❤️❤️❤️

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  18. At age 82, I try to take life as it comes, unfolds. Not easy. War, violence, upheaval, racism, political craziness. All of it takes a toll. Breathing deeply, knowing there is something larger than me / the collective us helps. A great write, Kim.

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