The Santa Ana Literary Association will be presenting a new poem by a local poet every week this year. This week’s poem is “Listen” by Kathryn Brockman.
LISTEN
By: Kathryn Brockman
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Breeze
Inherit the Trees
Inherit the Leaves
It is these
That will always please
In moments of fear
Remember to hear
Listen to the Wind
Listen to the Breeze
Listen to the Trees
Listen to the Leaves
Feel the sun, soft and warm
Every day you are new born
When you feel you’ve lost your way
Stop a moment
And remember to say
A healthy body
A happy heart
I am brain-smart
Now is a good time to restart
And try again to find your way
Today is like no other day
Rest now, on my green grass lay
Close your eyes, send doubtful thoughts away
Listen to the Wind
Feel the Breeze
Caress the Trees
And tickle the Leaves
Kathryn Brockman is an OC-based writer who works as an independent contract editor/writer in numerous industries, including advertising, biomed, healthcare, and aerospace. She is the second daughter of a military family whose father was a three-war battlefield veteran. Kathryn dreams her poems, which she writes down as soon as she awakens. She has kept dream journals for over 45 years.
I loved reading this thoughtful, reflective, nature-based poem. Thank you, Kathryn, for your wonderful work, and I hope to continue to read more of your pieces in the future.