A letter to a friend
September 20, 2009 by Webmaster
By Mercy Moige Mecha
Dear friend,
I have learnt to hide
Hide my sad face in the closet,
This face you see, this happy face,
I have donned for your sake.
Dearest friend,
You have no need to look away,
There is nothing to fear,
Look, I have learnt,learnt to keep
All my troubles away
Lest they should cause your brow to furrow
Friend
Today is jubilation day-
I have dried my tears,
I have disposed of my worries
I have worn my happy garment’
I look forward to carefree days,
But when you are gone friend,
My face will be sad,
My troubles will be back,
My tears will roll
Till I see you again.
Talented Northampton based writer and poet Mercy Moige Mecha is part of the Northampton Writers group and on the way to having her short stories and some of her poetry published in their literary journal. This September she will be pursuing Writing for Children(MA) at Winchester University.
Quite impresive. Absolutely impresive. I like it.
well done mercy ! look forward to reading more from you.
I find the poem quite rythmical. I though find it too simple and straight foreward. the kind of poem even small children would enjoy. I also feel that you may possibly add more content have it flow from concept to concept before it comes to a conclusion. Try Rosetti’s way. All the best.
Really good… but what is it about? It seems really sad.
Wel done ms mecha you have make a big step towards life.move on until you get to the top.congratulations!wel for the poem and other writings you are doing supa!for you to be successful in writing you have to be an innovative thinker with detailed comprehensions and superior communications!and you got them so keep on keeping on!
Really intriguing, could I ask what inspired you? Loved it, would love to read more, it might help me with writing my own poetry. Will soon send you some so we can compare notes.Keep it up sweetie.
Although apparently adressed to a particular friend, the poem makes me think about the wider aspects of friendship. One kind of friend is a person for whom one is prepared to make an effort – probably this is a person who’s company does actually make one happy. This is the kind of friend Mercy directly describes here. Another kind of friend – not mentioned in the poem, but brought to mind by the poem – is a person for whom one feels that no such effort is necessary, a person who will stand by their friend whether happy or troubled. For me, the poem speaks about these different friends by implication, and I like it enormously for doing this!
excellent! looking forward for more poems especially for children
Good piece of art.Keep going Moige!
Well said,
Follow your heart they say,
Don the happy face like a hat,
I wonder though, are you simply saying,
You are finding happiness elusive?
It is a solid piece of art Mercy.KEEP IT UP.