Thursday, October 22, 2009

10-22-09 Freedom's Plow- Hughes


When a man starts out with nothing,
When a man starts out with his hands
Empty, but clean,
When a man starts to build a world,
He starts first with himself
And the faith that is in his heart-
The strength there,
The will there to build.

The power of this stanza is very emotional and yet true at the same time. The descriptions in the poem have a unique effect on people when they read it. The first part of the poem begins talking about the dreams and then it goes into how to obtain your dream.

1 comment:

Tommy said...

I too had a similar reaction when I read the stanza, well said.