The poetry of life

The simple flight of a white plastic bag by the action of the wind can show the exciting poetry of life. To prove it, you just have to take a look at the magnificent film directed by Sam Mendes in 1999 called “American Beauty”.

If we remember a little, we can remember the character called Ricky Fitts, played masterfully by actor Wes Bentley, who records everything that seems mundane and boring, such as the flight of a stock market itself, a scene that we see a couple of times throughout length of the footage.

However, In something as simple as a piece of plastic swept by the wind you can discover the precious poetry of life if the eyes that look at it have a tinge of passion, emotion, sentimentality and love for the environment that surrounds us.

The poetry of life and simplicity

Many people need to be inspired by great events to make poetry out of life.. The wild and tragic romanticism of poets like Becquer, Espronceda or Lord Byron during the 19th century is a good example of this.

However, other poets with no less talent have amply demonstrated that In the simplicity of everything that surrounds us there can be an enormous poetry of life. It all depends on the tone you use and the meaning you provide.

If we think for example of Rafael Alberti, is there anything more banal than a sailor, a tram or a pigeon? However, this great poet was able to find beauty and lyricism in elements as simple and everyday as those mentioned.

But Alberti was not the only poet who knew how to see the wonderful lyric that can be hidden behind any mundane element of this world. another like the eternal Miguel Hernández was able to compose beautiful verses thanks to a simple and simple onion.

Fortunately, dozens of great creators discovered and shared their talent to show us that simplicity is full of poetry. Antonio Machado, Federico García Lorca or the friendly Gloria Fuertes are capable of moving us with merry-go-rounds or spiders.

The poetry of life in art

If we look around us, we can find poetry of life everywhere. A reality that art has shown us time and time again through works that have transcended the history of humanity itself.

A fact as simple and mundane as an “Old Woman Frying Eggs” can come to the mind of any person, which the brilliant painter Diego Velázquez transformed into an immortal and wonderful work capable of moving all types of hearts.

A man who loses his way and confuses reality with chivalric fantasy gave rise to one of the greatest works of world literature, “Don Quixote.” by Miguel de Cervantes. How can there be so much fun and tragedy in confusing a windmill with a giant?

Film directors like David Lynch have turned such mundane situations as a factory working at full speed into poetry.lighting a cigarette, a traffic accident or the investigation of a murder.

Can something as simple as a flute be the subject of one of the most beautiful operas in history? This is how Mozart let us know when he composed “The Magic Flute”, ensuring that the same specialists do not agree on his true underlying argument, but showing a simple and truly beautiful fairy tale.

The poetry of life is everywhere

Like is logic, We are not all Mozart, Machado, Alberti, Velázquez or Cervantes. However, we do have the ability to observe and enjoy the poetry of life in everything simple that surrounds us, even if later we do not have the ability to capture it.

However, enjoying what is around us and making existence something special is pure poetry of life. To do this, there is nothing like expanding our horizons and going a little further, enjoying an environment that, seen with the right eyes, can be more beautiful than mundane.

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