Know no fear.
Hope dares to blossom
Even inside the abysmal abyss.
Hope secretly feels
And strengthens
Promise.
~ Sri Chinmoy
I've honestly never heard of Sri Chinmoy before reading this poem, but it seems like most of his poems are short: only a few verses each. But his message comes clear and sound in each poem; other poets need fice or six verses to get that message across while Chinmoy only needs three.
I believe that the message I get from reading this poem is that hope shows itself even when nothing else can; the lines "hope know no fear" says that hope is alive when most think it shouldn't be. It's a little like when everyone thought Harry Potter was dead near the end of The Deathly Hallows, when there was a battle at Hogwarts, but he wasn't. And even when his friends and classmates thought he was dead they still had hope and courage left - something I doubt Voldemort expected.
Sri Chinmoy:
Dear Erica,
ReplyDeleteIt seems you're not the only one to like this "hope" poem by Sri Chinmoy. It was chosen by New York Gov. Patterson to recite at the 2010 ceremony commemorating 9/11. You can read more about this or see a short video on Sharani's blog "girl on a road":
http://www.sharani.org/category/911-anniversary/
Best,
Michael