Contemplation, paper collage, 2022
i. today we are sudden today between birds like spoons in stormy weather ii. the comings-and-goings-of coffee cups the caricature of a violent, bohemian spring a love that is not love, a yellow t-shirt that is and, at once, refuses to be the stars wrinkle, elbows defy meaning suppose, for a moment, that a question mark is just a question mark what then? iii. space is not nothing a bicycle is tea for two a smile is also not nothing but, like a simple kiss, is never simple a superego of daffodils more imaginary than real also, a meteor on the dashboard of knowing
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6 responses to “What Then?”
Every line is wonderful. That first section really hit me. So good!! I also really loved the ending.
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Thanks so much, Bob!
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Each stanza is so unique, yet they fit together so beautifully and perfectly. Always a delight!
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Thank you very much, Michele!
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“a smile is also not nothing but, like a simple kiss, is never simple”..this stanza pressed itself upon me. The simple often delivering a complex message..and often the inverse is true as well..the complex delivering a simple understanding…I see this in your poetry and collages’..layer upon on layer..complexity revealing a simple truth. Well done, my friend.
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Thank you very much! I always appreciate your feedback, and I very much agree that the simple things are often inherently and stunningly complex.
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