I love the way this poem turns toward suffering and does all the things we all do when misfortune strikes... But it sees them for the real depth inherent.
The poem takes a question like "How are you?" And rather than running from it or striking back or trivializing it, it treats it straight on, like a koan, like the dead serious question it really is.
Thank you Annie 😘
Thanks for reading Maria! Good to hear from you.
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Thank you for this. Beautifully written. With an economy of words, you've conveyed the perfect message.
Beautiful post, Annie - and a really beautiful poem!
Would it be appropriate
To sit Shiva if not Jewish
Along with Lord Shiva
If not Hindu
It is so easy to get lost in this, isn't it...
"Listen to the words of others.
When they ask “How are you?”
get lost in this impossible question"
So relatable Annie.
"get lost in this impossible question,"
I love the way this poem turns toward suffering and does all the things we all do when misfortune strikes... But it sees them for the real depth inherent.
The poem takes a question like "How are you?" And rather than running from it or striking back or trivializing it, it treats it straight on, like a koan, like the dead serious question it really is.
Annie,
this is incredibly heartfelt and wistful…
simple but healing. lovely all around
I have learned there is power in my tears. Beautiful spot on poem 🎯❤️🩹✍️
This is gorgeous! What a wondrous and keen connection to humanity, executed flawlessly.