Duty of Passion
I. the man trekked with a humbled mind
over Hill & Valley to collect water
from the Mountain spring, fresh and clear as a
cloudless Sky
into the clay Vessel
to be transported
back to the village, to the people, to his charges
the cold blue winter Sun oversaw this task
and silently
challenged every step
II. he saw the Sky in the eyes of his client
or was it the Mountain Spring before him?
vacillating between wonderment
and humility
the walls faded away
the sterile room was no longer
III. dark Hills rimmed with dense Clouds
pouring over the Treetops, they stole his gaze
flocks of Black Birds flew high amid the Ridges
in a dance as pure as Spring Water
IV. the woman sitting before him
tears streaming
emotionless, stoic, otherwise
pleading with the gods
for respite from the deep pain within
the walls returning
a new life, do they hold
V. alive with the breath of Nature - they meld as one
the pale blue walls
the gray cloudy Sky
the phosphorescent lights
the dark Mountains
the generic gray carpet
the village below
VI. and the Clay Vessel with Fading Words
All Is Held
Within This Moment
About this poem
This poem was inspired by a friend and colleague. His presence in the room with mental health patients is awe-inspiring. I have always sought to channel his approach as I hold space for my own patients.
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Written on November 26, 2019
Submitted by fionnbeith on January 28, 2022
Modified on March 09, 2023
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Scheme | XAXBXXCXDX EFEDXA XXCA FGXXXGX XXBXXXX XXE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,402 |
Words | 212 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 6, 4, 7, 7, 3 |
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