Love
by Czeslaw Milosz
Love means to look at yourself
The way one looks at distant things
For you are only one thing among many.
And whoever sees that way heals his heart,
Without knowing it, from various ills ----
A bird and a tree say to him: Friend.
Then he wants to use himself and things
So that they stand in the glow of ripeness
It doesn't matter whether he knows what he serves:
Who serves best doesn't always understand.
What images come to mind? What feelings stirred in you? What memory surfaces from your reading of the poem?
As a follow through activity, here are instructions to code, document and record your response to the poem.
1. Look for a photo that matches the theme or the emotion of the poem.
2. Using a photo app, make a poster, a banner or a social media post using the photo and the poem. Cite your sources and/or attribute properly.
3. Try writing your own poem and juxtapose a photo using a photo app. Below is an example where a poem is written using a photo as background.
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| Tula ni Paring Bert Alejo SJ August 2020 |
It can also work the other way.
You can begin by selecting a photo then write a verse about it. It does not have to rhyme. Stay in that moment of awareness of your feelings and random thoughts. Allow the words to surface. Write it down or type it on your smart phone.
Preferably, use a photo that you have taken from a walk, a trip out of town or events of every day that caught your attention, objects that look ordinary but it somehow speaks to you of something else entirely.
Using a photo app, create your poem or anecdote, short story or any writing that fits the image. Share it with others when you are ready. You can use social media as a platform for sharing, Google Slide can also work or any web app for sharing of creative works. Be sure to secure a Creative Commons license when you share your work online.
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