Broken, Unbroken
“Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.”
Quote from Carl Sandburg. The Hummingbird Poetry Series is curated by Lynda Bernard.
Hummingbird’s Featured Poem
Broken, Unbroken
by Mary Oliver
The lonely
stand in the dark corners
of their hearts.
I have seen them
In cities,
and in my own neighborhood,
nor could I touch the
with the magic
that they crave
to be unbroken.
Then, I myself,
lonely,
Said hello to
good fortune.
Someone
came along
and lingered
and little by little
became everything
that makes the difference.
Oh, I wish such good luck
to everyone.
How beautiful it is
to be unbroken.
Curator’s Note. Mary Oliver beautifully references love… the healing power of love and love as the medicine that can restore the “broken.”
