Poetry Friday - A New Favorite Poem

 

         Thanks to Tabatha Yeatt who is hosting this Poetry Friday, at her blog, The Opposite of Indifference, here.  Thanks for hosting, Tabatha, for adding a piece to our puzzle every time you share! 

        Wishing you all a warm and cozy weekend, with at least a few poems that make you smile. It seems that lower temps have even reached the deep south! 

          I've read this over a matter of a few weeks, a poem or two each day at bedtime. There is solace and connection and a world to believe in within these pages. It's one I will return to.

         Ninety-seven poets have contributed to this, including many you will know, like William Stafford and Naomi Shihab Nye, Ted Kooser and Jane Kenyon, Joy Harjo and Ross Gay. As I read through all the brief bios at the end, I saw that each have published books of poetry, some a few, others many. I imagine I now have quite a list of poets' work to find and enjoy! 

        One poem toward the last touched me quite a lot, seemed to be especially for our "now". It's titled "Trust" by Thomas R. Smith. He has published seven books of poetry and his bio shares that he has edited two other works, and has published poems on various sites. You can find more about him if you search.

Here is the beginning:

Trust

BY THOMAS R. SMITH

It’s like so many other things in life   

to which you must say no or yes.                                    

So you take your car to the new mechanic.   

Sometimes the best thing to do is trust.   

The package left with the disreputable-looking   

clerk, the check gulped by the night deposit,   

the envelope passed by dozens of strangers—   

all show up at their intended destinations.   

The end is here!