A poem
Love this, Brian. I have a notebook, in which I prefer to write with a fountain pen. This poem gives me the same emotion as doing just that.
Thanks Arjan. There is something about pen and paper holding our thoughts, worries and dreams that feels right.
I find it very moving that you begin with the story of the paper under your pen. Letting us know that this poem has been made possible by the sacrifice of another creature. It makes me take a beat. I just want to reverence that moment.
Thank you Ann. Most of life deserves a level of reverence that it doesn’t get. 🌳
I hope there'll be a breakdown for this one, too, Brian.
"Ink carves" is such a lovely, evocative phrase.
There will!
Excellent. I don't quite feel poetically qualified enough yet to offer my thoughts, other than to say that the words/construction is lovely.
This essay sticks in my mind when I read something I like that I don’t understand in my logic. Feelings work too.
https://open.substack.com/pub/weirdopoetry/p/beauty-doesnt-require-you-to-understand?r=pbo95&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
That's so good. Really appreciate that. I almost feel a little silly with my response above now. The flower analogy is 👌
Love this, Brian. I have a notebook, in which I prefer to write with a fountain pen. This poem gives me the same emotion as doing just that.
Thanks Arjan. There is something about pen and paper holding our thoughts, worries and dreams that feels right.
I find it very moving that you begin with the story of the paper under your pen. Letting us know that this poem has been made possible by the sacrifice of another creature. It makes me take a beat. I just want to reverence that moment.
Thank you Ann. Most of life deserves a level of reverence that it doesn’t get. 🌳
I hope there'll be a breakdown for this one, too, Brian.
"Ink carves" is such a lovely, evocative phrase.
There will!
Excellent. I don't quite feel poetically qualified enough yet to offer my thoughts, other than to say that the words/construction is lovely.
This essay sticks in my mind when I read something I like that I don’t understand in my logic. Feelings work too.
https://open.substack.com/pub/weirdopoetry/p/beauty-doesnt-require-you-to-understand?r=pbo95&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
That's so good. Really appreciate that. I almost feel a little silly with my response above now. The flower analogy is 👌