The Eagle Encourages You To Look Up by Honey Novick

August 11, 2023
Poem title: The Eagle Encourages You To Look Up Poet name: Honey Novick Poem: It is said: “…the eagle loves to soar high above the world, not to look down on people, but in order to encourage them to look up…” And so we look at the spacious blue of the sky and so we dream beyond the horizon we dream blue and point with red-painted fingernails we dream red with sanguine eyes and breathe fire lighting a yellow memory not knowing if it is purple, orange or ochre We cling to these dreams and memories during the black and white of a cold winter We cling to these as we cling to hope, for when we no longer breathe the fire of hope, we die. When we no longer dream we become automatons When we no longer court curiosity, we no longer become When we remember the eagle, our hearts soar and we look up to the sky and are encouraged and we dance in the reverie of our dreams, our memory, our hope. End of poem. Credits and bio: Copyright © Honey Novick Honey Novick is the 2023 Outstanding Neighbour Awardee and the 2022 Community Hero in the Arts winner, St. Paul’s Riding, Province of Ontario. She is a member of the League of Candian Poets, The Writer’s Union of Canada, Poetry in Voice and SOCAN, (Society of Composers Artists and Publishers of Canada). She is the 2019 CSARN (Canadian Senior Artists Resource Network) Mentor Awardee, and the 2022 and 2023 Writer’s Union of Canada Mentor Awardee. She has 8 CDs, LPs, and 10 books of poetry to her name. Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines. She has been published in India, Japan, Kenya, Argentina, and Greece. Her poetry book Bob Dylan, My Rabbi was purchased for the permanent collection, Robarts Library University of Toronto and nominated for a Canadian Jewish Book Award. Her complete collection of books and recordings was purchased by the National Gallery of Art/Ottawa/General Idea Reading Room. Her vocals contributed to poetry by George Elliott Clarke’s “J’Accuse” book launch and she sings with bill bissett. She teaches Voice Yoga and is an artist resource for the Friendly Spike Theatre.