YOU ARE A BRIGHTNESS
(A Tribute to Women)
You are a brightness on the sea
of human doubts and frailty,
a beacon on a distant shore,
where none are victim any more
to senseless tides of destiny.
Those gloomy currents that may be
too silted with despondency
will not defeat you; at your core
you are a brightness!
Although at times a refugee
from all the harsh adversity
of life, you'll find, and then explore
the havens where you will restore
yourself; and all the world will see
you are a brightness!
ABOUT THE POEM:
This poem is a French form called a "rondeau."
Only two rhymes are used throughout
And a refrain (in this poem, "You are a brightness")
Is repeated at set points.
Russ wrote this poem as tribute to readers of WOMAN'S QUARTERLY
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Russell E. Spooner
is as much a native of
New England
as his name sounds. Russ'
poetry has the flavor of that
written by another
New Englander,
Robert Frost.
Russ,
who has won numerous
awards for his poetry,
has been published in literary
journals and
anthologies. He also writes
short stories, essays, and is
working on a novel.
Russ is a printer by trade
(now retired) and lives in
Rehoboth, Massachusetts
with his wife, Bessie.
He is the father of twins,
a grandfather, and a great-
grandfather.
Reprinted From:
WOMAN'S QUARTERLY
Summer, 1999
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