A Time to Believe
by B. J Morbitzer
To believe is to know that
everyday is a new beginning.
Is to trust that miracles happen,
and dreams really do come true.To believe is to see angels
dancing among the clouds.
To know the wonder of a stardust sky
and the wisdom of the man in the moon.To believe is to know the value of a nurturing heart,
The innocence of a child’s eyes
and the beauty of an aging hand,
for it is through their teachings, we learn to love.To believe is to find the strength
and courage that lies within us,
When it is time to pick up
the pieces and begin again.To believe is to know
we are never alone,
That life is a gift
and this is our time to cherish it.To believe is to know
that wonderful surprises are just
waiting to happen,
And all our hopes and dreams are within reach.
“If only we believe.”
Summary of A Time to Believe
- Popularity of “A Time to Believe”: This poem is written by B. J Morbitzer, one of the famous poets of history. A Time to Believe is a marvelous poetic piece with the theme of hope and optimism. It was perhaps written in 2015. This inspirational poem inspires readers to believe in better things. It also illustrates how they can remove negativity from life simply by keeping hope alive in their hearts. Its popularity, however, lies in the fact that it gives the message of courage and self-belief.
- “A Time to Believe” As a Representative of Hope: This poem is about life and hope. The poet urges the reader to be hopeful. The poem begins with a beautiful message of the speaker who wants us to believe that every new day comes with new opportunities and chances. We should not stop dreaming and should assume that miracles happen. He further adds that one should believe in human nature’s goodness and give examples from nature to explain his logic about believing. In other words, he wants us to realize that power and strength reside in our hearts. We only need to opt for a courageous stance in life. And to identify our inner strengths, we should not dwell on the bitterness of the past. It is only our belief that can lead us to the path of success and happiness. The poet encourages the readers to continue fighting even amid adverse circumstances.
- Major Themes in “A Time to Believe”: Hope, self-belief, and courage are the major themes of the poem. The speaker gives us the message of hope and optimism and states the reasons for that. On a surface level, this motivational poem is loaded with a message of how we can alter our life only by fixing our attention on positive things. The speaker wants us to realize that God has not created us weak. He argues that some harsh tragedies and bad experiences make us fall apart with a resultant loss of hope, but we must not bow to these troubles and face them with our heads high.
Analysis of Literary Devices Used in “A Time to Believe”
literary devices are tools that give deeper meanings to the text. The analysis of literary devices used in this poem has been given below.
- Assonance: Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in the same line such as the sound of /ee/ in “and dreams really do come true”.
- Allegory: The speaker has used allegoric expression throughout the poem to make us understand the value of being hopeful such as; “To believe is to see angels” and “To believe is to know the value of a nurturing heart.”
- Epigraph: It is a device that is usually placed at the beginning of the poem to suggest the overall theme of the poem. For example, “To believe is to know that/every day is a new beginning.”
- Epigram: The poet has used this device at various places in the text such as; “Is to trust that miracles happen”, “To believe is to find the strength” and “To believe is to know the value of a nurturing heart.”
- Imagery: Imagery is used to make readers perceive things involving their five senses. For example, “The innocence of a child’s eyes”, “and the beauty of an aging hand” and “To believe is to see angels/dancing among the clouds.”
- Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects. For example, angels are personified in the second stanza of the poem, “To believe is to see angels/dancing among the clouds.”
- Symbolism: Symbolism is using symbols to signify ideas and qualities, giving them symbolic meanings that are different from literal meanings. “Dancing angles” and “a nurturing heart” symbolize the beauty of life.
Analysis of Poetic Devices Used in “A Time to Believe”
Poetic and literary devices are the same, but a few are used only in poetry. Here is the analysis of some of the poetic devices used in this poem.
- Free Verse: Free verse is a type of poetry that does not contain patterns of rhyme or meter. This is a free-verse poem with no strict rhyme or meter.
- Quatrain: A quatrain is a four-lined stanza borrowed from Persian poetry. Here first four stanzas are quatrains.
- Repetition: There is a repetition of the verse “To believe is to know” which has created a musical quality in the poem.
- Refrain: The lines that are repeated at some distance in the poems are called ‘refrain’. The verse, “To believe is to know” is repeated with the same words, it has become a refrain as it has been repeated at the beginning of all the stanzas.
- Stanza: A stanza is a poetic form of some lines. There are six stanzas in this poem with each comprises four lines.
Quotes to be Used
The lines stated below can be used in a speech to help people understand that optimism is a key to success. It can also be used by teachers to motivate their students.
“To believe is to know that
everyday is a new beginning.
Is to trust that miracles happen,
and dreams really do come true.”
