fair enough! Agreed! To be drunk on the magnificence of it all - we must! - the Linden tree in Riverside, the earnest humans running the NYC half marathon, and earlier - the sparrows chirping, pigeons cooing as I sit sipping tea at my third floor window facing west 77th - the street lights go out, color returns to the gingkoes lining the street below - and I feel drunk with gratitude for yet another day on this journey along the way.
Thanking you Sean - Baudelaire had some verse in him for sure :) join the movement on Notes sir, let Substack know with a heart and a comment us poets breathe on the page :)
Love it. Reminds me of Neruda's poem "Poetry ", "And I, infinitesimal being, drunk with the great starry void." No need for wine, the stars will do it for me, the scent of roses, the feel of silk, the sound of wind rippling through leaves. And, yes, poetry, especially when, like Dickinson wrote, I physically feel as if the top of my head were taken off.
Love Emily's work and the use of the em dash, and Neruda still moves me to this day. A dog has died, quite the poem also, such writers Deborah ✍️ beautifully stated words
I didn't pose those questions very well. The first was intending to ask what you are requesting of Substack. Not "what exactly are you asking of me?"!!
A pleasure. & I will upgrade to paid when my next payment arrives. & I'll even look up Rumi, Thoreau & Chuang Tzu / Lao - Tzu to add. At least ONE of those books has to have survived 3 moves.
I kept the Tao te Ching from a college class roughly THREE DECADES + ago. Rumi - borrowed from my stepsister. They DO have history, besides the obvious cultural.
A wonderful poem to share, thank you. And, as Karen V says, your voice and your reading are perfect for this poem, and for the listener. Peace. C.
fair enough! Agreed! To be drunk on the magnificence of it all - we must! - the Linden tree in Riverside, the earnest humans running the NYC half marathon, and earlier - the sparrows chirping, pigeons cooing as I sit sipping tea at my third floor window facing west 77th - the street lights go out, color returns to the gingkoes lining the street below - and I feel drunk with gratitude for yet another day on this journey along the way.
Love your words Jo! 77th West in NYC - what a time to be alive :)
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This is beauty.. Have my full support
Thank you, Kallol!
This is so amazing.
Thank you Ravi, it's a great poem by one of the best
Listening to poetry reminds me of the power of the human voice.
I love this poem and your reading of it! - do you know which collection this comes from Tumbleweed Words?
Thank you Greg, I think it might be a standalone not in flowers of evil. One of my favorites for sure
I would enjoy reading it.
This is a lovely reading of a lovely poem
Thanking you Sean - Baudelaire had some verse in him for sure :) join the movement on Notes sir, let Substack know with a heart and a comment us poets breathe on the page :)
Yessir!
Yes!
Love it. Reminds me of Neruda's poem "Poetry ", "And I, infinitesimal being, drunk with the great starry void." No need for wine, the stars will do it for me, the scent of roses, the feel of silk, the sound of wind rippling through leaves. And, yes, poetry, especially when, like Dickinson wrote, I physically feel as if the top of my head were taken off.
Love Emily's work and the use of the em dash, and Neruda still moves me to this day. A dog has died, quite the poem also, such writers Deborah ✍️ beautifully stated words
Thank you for your reading of this.
Many thanks Emma - I am starting a movement to ask Substack to put in a poetry section on the website - https://substack.com/profile/10309929-david/note/c-15537618
Feel free to support, and thank you as always :)
What exactly are you requesting? And how do I support this request? As a poet myself, I have been pondering where to pepper some poetry to peeps ;)
Click on the link and heart the post - leave a comment and join the movement :)
I didn't pose those questions very well. The first was intending to ask what you are requesting of Substack. Not "what exactly are you asking of me?"!!
What's your vision with this movement?
To have a poetry section added to the platform :)
This sounds not unlike a poem by the Sufi mystic Rumi. I have a paperback copy of his work around here somewhere.
Thank you Daniel - I am starting a movement to ask Substack to put in a poetry section on the website - https://substack.com/profile/10309929-david/note/c-15537618
Feel free to support, and thank you as always :)
A pleasure. & I will upgrade to paid when my next payment arrives. & I'll even look up Rumi, Thoreau & Chuang Tzu / Lao - Tzu to add. At least ONE of those books has to have survived 3 moves.
Wow thank you so much good sir. I read Lao and Tzu - lol - three moves indeed
I kept the Tao te Ching from a college class roughly THREE DECADES + ago. Rumi - borrowed from my stepsister. They DO have history, besides the obvious cultural.
My favourite tipple became virtue 🍸
my fav tipple also :)
Thank you kindly and well said Karen, a poem that speaks true :)
Poetic ears and eyes help inspire the work, Nadia :)