Friday, June 21, 2024

"The neurologist gives us permission"

21 June 2024: Haven't done a poetry post in a bit, but this one, by Seema Reza arrived in my inbox this morning and just made me sigh. I am always moved by how joy and sadness ride side-by-side or amplify each other through contrast. And my goodness--what a title! 

Here's what she says about it in the blurb with the email: "This poem is about how living on the brink of bad news heightens the experience of joy. It’s a poem about aging and falling in love and knowing it will all end. It does all end."

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