Monday, October 9, 2017

Hold On, Pain Ends



wall art by Banksy


Hold On, Pain Ends

“Hope is patience with the lamp lit.”
--Tertullian

Does hope die
confronting adversity,
                   poor health,
                   overwhelming odds,
                   madness, chaos,
                   or evil?

                   No.
                  
                   Of course not.
               It is renewed
           with each sunrise,
                  every breath,
                  every heartbeat,
                  every smile,
                  every hug.

Hope conquers despair,
just as Spring dispatches Winter;

you can count on it.


Glenn Buttkus

Posted over at dVerse Poets Pub Q44
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25 comments:

  1. brudbergOctober 9, 2017 at 10:46 AM

    I love this, and so true. Hope is to constantly see beyond today.

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  2. De JacksonOctober 9, 2017 at 12:08 PM

    YES. Thankful for this truth.

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  3. GraceOctober 9, 2017 at 12:12 PM

    I look forward to that Glenn, with my eyes on the upcoming sunset or sunrise ~

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  4. AnonymousOctober 9, 2017 at 12:42 PM

    Well spoken Glenn. Change is gonna come.

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  5. Vivian ZemsOctober 9, 2017 at 12:43 PM

    Apart from love, hope is the next most magical gift- impervious to death.

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  6. tonispencerOctober 9, 2017 at 12:53 PM

    This is lovely Glenn. Indeed, hope is constantly renewing itself. This puts me in mind of the Bible verses from Lamentations: 22The LORD'S loving kindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail. 23They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. 24"The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "Therefore I have hope in Him."… Yes, we can count on hope!

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  7. ✿October 9, 2017 at 1:48 PM

    I don't think hope dies. I think it takes naps.

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  8. Jane DoughertyOctober 9, 2017 at 1:48 PM

    Hope is almost synonymous with faith—you either have it or you don't. I'm glad you do.

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  9. Kim M. RussellOctober 9, 2017 at 1:51 PM

    Nice one, Glenn! Cool quote too. very comforting that hope doesn't die. I think it's something we pass on to those left behind. I love the lines:

    'It is renewed
    with each sunrise,
    every breath,
    every heartbeat,
    every smile,
    every hug.'

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  10. Frank HubenyOctober 9, 2017 at 1:53 PM

    Hope is worth counting on.

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  11. MiskyOctober 9, 2017 at 2:14 PM

    Wonderfully hopeful!

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  12. indybevOctober 9, 2017 at 3:00 PM


    What a beautifully positive write, Glenn. Uplifting and filled with the wellspring of hope.

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  13. TruedessaOctober 9, 2017 at 4:22 PM

    I absolutely, love this poem of hope. Hope lives as long as we breathe.

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  14. Frank J. TassoneOctober 9, 2017 at 4:33 PM

    You are another of Hope's witnesses! My money quote:

    "It is renewed
               with each sunrise,
                      every breath,
                      every heartbeat,
                      every smile,
                      every hug."

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  15. WaltermarksOctober 9, 2017 at 5:33 PM

    Hope overcomes grief as day overcomes the night. Very inspiring Glenn

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  16. Arcadia MariaOctober 9, 2017 at 5:59 PM

    Such "hope" in this piece when there is so much despair going around. Well done.

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  17. MishOctober 9, 2017 at 8:57 PM

    So true. Hope can be brought to life through our own hearts (and actions). Nature is a great mentor of hope.

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  18. Sabio LantzOctober 10, 2017 at 4:44 AM


    Good thing that contemporary iconoclasm has not reached the Early Christian Church Fathers, or Tertullian (your quote), for his misogyny etc, would be banned too. His hope was only for his kind.

    Upbeat poem, though. True, like the sunrise and Spring, even when hard times rule, hope can still return, even only with simple gestures.

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  19. lynn__October 10, 2017 at 8:09 AM

    LOVE IT, Glenn...this is HOPE-full!

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  20. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comOctober 10, 2017 at 8:49 AM

    LOVE it all, Glenn....and most especially those last three lines! :) Late to the reading....again....as grandkids just left this morning after a three day stay with us. Their youthful energy keeps me young :) and hopeful too! :)

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  21. Alison HOctober 10, 2017 at 11:03 AM

    I thought this was beautiful and I think it went well with the Banksy. I liked that you asked the question- Does hope die
    confronting adversity,..

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  22. qbitOctober 10, 2017 at 11:25 AM

    Well penned!

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  23. AnonymousOctober 10, 2017 at 11:41 AM

    I like the last line!

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  24. AnotherFearlessYear.netOctober 10, 2017 at 12:31 PM

    "Hope conquers despair,
    just as Spring dispatches Winter."

    So glad renewed hope can be counted on. Love the hopefulness of this poem. Despair is a liar when it says hope is dead.

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  25. Sherry Blue SkyOctober 10, 2017 at 8:09 PM

    I love this. Hope is constantly renewed. We couldnt live without it.

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