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Truths Be Known
_A cryptical dawning
_This foggy gray morning
With images drifting about.
_Deceptive impressions,
_Opaque are the visions,
Illusions of Wonder, no doubt.
_Then comes a clearing,
_All truths now appearing
As vapors disperse to the sky.
_Conceptions unveiling,
_Awareness prevailing,
Reality cannot deny.
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Margaret Brinton has lived in San Diego’s inland valley area for over forty years where she taught and tutored. Her poems have recently been published in California Quarterly and Westward Quarterly and The Lyric with upcoming work in the greeting card industry.
Thank you, Margaret, for the affirmation of truth and reality… there seems to be a paucity of such these days. Kudos to you!
Margaret, this is a beautifully worded and rhymed precious poem with a dear message. As one who once lived near San Diego for a few years and taught at the University of Phoenix campus there, I can imagine the mornings that inspired you to write this.
The rhyming scheme was very unusual and fit very well with the theme. I really enjoyed this one.
I think the most beautiful thing about what you’ve done with this poem is that you’ve used slant rhymes in the first verse, reflecting the cryptic and foggy scene, and perfect rhymes in the second verse, portraying its clearness. Lovely poem!
Thank you all. I feel that I gain a lot from your collective intellect.
The title could have been simply “Truths Known,” with the poem describing (lighterally!) how truths gradually come to light. Whether you use the “be” of the subjunctive (“May truths be known”) or the imperative (“Truths, be known!) gives the reader a choice of emphasis. The ambiguity is attractive, and easily goes along with the meaningful use of slant rhymes thatCynthia notices. This is one of the briefest poems I know that smoothly presents an allegory of nature. The final line is thoughtful, for in common parlance we say, “you can’t deny reality.” Your uncommon “Reality cannot deny” invites further meditation on reality and truth. Fine work!
Ms. Coats, I find it meaningful that you took the time and made the effort to evaluate my work. Thank you !