THE POET OF THE CRYSTAL LUTE

[Sue Littleton]

I am the poet of the crystal lute.
My instrument is transparent as air
and hard as diamond.

From its glass strings
I pluck a thousand thousand songs
of injustice
and greed
and cruelty.

I am the spokesperson of the Revolution.
I have been
blinded
murdered,
executed,
imprisoned,
tortured,
exiled

Yet I shall continue to sing as I have sung
since poetry began.

I sing in darkness
and my lute illuminates the night.
I sing in bright sunlight
and my lute sparkles
sending splinters of beauty into the soul.

My music will be stilled
only when humankind
becomes deaf to my voice.

[judih]

"a thousand thousand songs"
each one desperately needed

[Sue Littleton]

So true, dear judih! Thank you! Sue♥♥♥