"It is the human soul entire, squeezed like a lemon or a lime, drop by drop, into atomic words."
HOW is the "human soul entire" expressed today? Without a pen, a product, or even audience- I say it is still expressed. Poetry, I think, is also a way of being-- Our atomic selves leaping, in passing moments. The question is: what will we see, and what will we say? How to interpret this energy. Verse poetry may be out of date for the daily review, perhaps lyrics in songs have taken the place of worn books, but I believe that one may still experience this sense of heightened reality, driving one to potent thought, and observation in the world that offers itself. This must be accessible to us, so that our humanity continues to grow in depth, to remain in a culture that values insight. But isn't poetry brooding, and indulgent? What is the way to relish, then? It is at our finger tips. A philosophical point-- Life is simply Optimistic, no matter how it is experienced. The body must remain hopeful, or how would it re-generate. The mind must remain generous, or how would it interact to absorb. No matter what emotion we experience, vibrant life in contrast is shooting out of us. And I hope to take stock of these moments, one by one. To relish daily poetry, in motion!
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