In any given day, there are thousands of observations to be made. Tens of thousands, really.

However, in an effort to be more efficient, our brain casually ignores those items that aren’t an immediate concern to our existence. Unless you’re a spy, we feel no reason to pay attention.

And this is why poetry is so important.

It’s the poet who picks up on the details that give life its richness. A single poem of theirs forces us to notice what often goes unnoticed… to pay attention…

to wake up.

Life is painful, hard and we’re often grinding our way through each day.

Let the beauty of language that shines through our poetic chorus help us see what often gets ignored.