HOPE FOR US
Looking from a distance, I can see a world coated with blue and green.
Looking from a distance, I can see all the beautiful things of nature.
The sea, the ocean, the mountains, the snow, all things great and wonderful, made by the lord.
Yes, I can see the birds as they take their flight in the sky, hoping to touch the heavens.
I can see people all over the world clapping and embracing one another.
Looking from a distance, I can see peace and unity among all the people of this earth. Smiles on every face.
A world without wars, hunger, pain, and suffering
Among the people of this earth, there is no more misery.
Hope and an enduring brotherhood I see everywhere I look.
From a distance, I can see the echoes of humanity yearning for one another's love.
Looking from a distance, I can see hope for you and me.
A world without wars, hunger, pain, and suffering
Among the people of this earth, there is no more misery.
Hope and an enduring brotherhood I see everywhere I look.
From a distance, I can see the echoes of humanity yearning for one another's love.
Looking from a distance, I can see hope for you and me.
Analysis and Review of the poem by Okoro Amarachi Anastasia.
A heart touching poem written by Maggie offoha that speak Hope into the lives of its reades. This poem is a masterpiece that tend the wound of this generation, promising light at end of their tunnel. This is a balm to wounded soul. A poem of two stanza that passes a vital message to its audience. The language of the poem is simple and narrative in nature. The tone of the speaker is mild, gentle and is filled hope and faith. This poem serves a great purpose in our society today.
Looking at the beginning poem, it started with phrase “Looking from a distance” meaning an insight into the future. A world coated with blue and green, is an allegory that symbolized a state of peacefulness and flourishness. The use of the repetition in the poem can be seen in reappearance of the phrase “Looking from a distance”. There is a use of enjambment in the poem which affected the arrangement. There is use of imagery is in poem, creating an imagination in mind of the readers.
The first stanza of the poem simply talk about how return of everything to a perfect state or how things were made in the beginning before it was distorted. The first stanza depict the notion that things are not in good state, that is the world or society we live need to be modified and restructure into a better world. Here, the speaker reassured its audience that there is be a positive change which be about a better world. That's why the stanza one ended “I can see people all over the world clapping and embracing one another”. This shows a world of peace, order, happiness, unity and love.
Here, the stream of thoughts of the speaker continue to flow in the second stanza, giving the reader the feeling of excitement and joy. This stanza painted the world of our dream. The world, everyone wish to live in or see. The poet says “A world without wars, hunger, pain, and suffering”. This stanza bring the hope of our future alive and strengthen the heart of young one will stand strong to see those days. I love the way the poet ended the poem by saying “Looking from a distance, I can see hope for you and me”.