"Passing Storm Over the Sierra Nevadas" by Bierstadt‘Authenticity’: A Poem by Margaret Brinton The Society February 21, 2024 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 7 Comments . Authenticity Some skies stark and vivid, But others milky white. Sometimes lovely azure skies, Or pale with fading light. Some skies gray and gloomy, Yet others black as night. Skies! Their authenticity— No falsehood to conceal. O, that stormy politics A pure intent reveal, That truth and honor win the way Beyond this mad ordeal. . . 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. NOTE TO READERS: If you enjoyed this poem or other content, please consider making a donation to the Society of Classical Poets. The Society of Classical Poets does not endorse any views expressed in individual poems or commentary. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Trending now: 7 Responses Roy Eugene Peterson February 21, 2024 This is more than a vividly colorful poem. It is a call for authenticity, for “truth and honor” in politics, something that is now lacking in our shrouded world of hidden agendas! Well-said in a crisp, stark, creative way. Reply Norma Pain February 21, 2024 I love this poem. Short and spot-on and says it all about the current “mad ordeal” we are experiencing. Thank you Margaret. Reply jd February 21, 2024 A lovely poem, Margaret. Would that it were true. They are even busy blemishing God’s beautiful sky with their own clouds of aluminum and other earthly delights. Reply Paul A. Freeman February 21, 2024 The skies can be very changeable these days! Thanks for the thoughtful read. Reply C.B. Anderson February 21, 2024 The ideas you put forth in this poem, Margaret, are as clear as day. Reply Warren Bonham February 22, 2024 Looking up at stars that were there billions of years before any of us existed and will still be there long after we’re gone creates some much needed perspective but it’s hard not to get caught up in all of the stormy politics underway down here on earth. I really enjoyed this one. Reply Louis Groarke February 23, 2024 Lovely! Just lovely! Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Roy Eugene Peterson February 21, 2024 This is more than a vividly colorful poem. It is a call for authenticity, for “truth and honor” in politics, something that is now lacking in our shrouded world of hidden agendas! Well-said in a crisp, stark, creative way. Reply
Norma Pain February 21, 2024 I love this poem. Short and spot-on and says it all about the current “mad ordeal” we are experiencing. Thank you Margaret. Reply
jd February 21, 2024 A lovely poem, Margaret. Would that it were true. They are even busy blemishing God’s beautiful sky with their own clouds of aluminum and other earthly delights. Reply
Paul A. Freeman February 21, 2024 The skies can be very changeable these days! Thanks for the thoughtful read. Reply
C.B. Anderson February 21, 2024 The ideas you put forth in this poem, Margaret, are as clear as day. Reply
Warren Bonham February 22, 2024 Looking up at stars that were there billions of years before any of us existed and will still be there long after we’re gone creates some much needed perspective but it’s hard not to get caught up in all of the stormy politics underway down here on earth. I really enjoyed this one. Reply