Hushed Thoughts
-Elvis Alves
April 22, 2011
Bewildered to be alive
to be me
a thing of the dust
to rise again and again.
Perpetually surrounded by
symbols of life like
breath, air, a simple flower bed.
Confused but unable to
refuse that the day may
get better with the coming
of tomorrow,
a new day to awake
to possibilities;
to sing a new, sweet
melody of praise
simply because it is
what needs to be done.
Standing beneath and
above hope, bewildered
yet standing indeed,
waiting for and creating a
state of mind contrary to
what is felt at the moment,
begging to let go of thoughts
not conducive to what
ought to be.
Eventually freedom swells
like rice in a pot of
hot water, becoming
bigger and stronger,
nutrients added to life
bringing back thoughts
of better days into a
mind once bewildered now
invaded by light.
Elvis Alves was born in Guyana, South America and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He holds a B.A., graduating with high honors in religion, from Colgate University and a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
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Welcome to the New Vilna Review*A Note From the Publisher - February 8, 2012*
Dear readers and contributors, The New Vilna Review has been going through some changes the past few months, and our focus has shifted to offering an expanded selection of poetry, fiction and arts writing. We are once again accepting submissions, and look forward to continuing to publish some of the most interesting and thought provoking work in the world of Jewish arts and letters. -Daniel E. Levenson Publisher and Editor-in-Chief The New Vilna Review |
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