April 23 - I am glad
for the slow meat of your understandingfor your steady hand, the way you needto stop whatever you are doing to fixthe broken, the tilted, the undone. Todaywe visit the museums of old men, speakabout...
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Yes. I agree with Esther. I can feel the electricity between the N and the you. Nice.
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Holy cow, that last line!!! Concrete ties indeed. In fact, this whole end of the poem is kind of perfect about older, married love: We walk together not touching, two people among so many. Tomorrow we...
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Nice one. I can definitely relate. I have one of those Mr. Fixits, too. Love and relate to the closeness and understanding paired with "walk together not touching."
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yes, the slow meat, the iron and those concrete ties really define this poem and the poemworld.
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Ditto to all above, Judy! You have nailed the good long term relationship beautifully."Today we visit the museums of old men, speak about iron and storms, the way one speck of white can be a star."
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The sweetness of the "you" who drops what he's doing to fix things makes the reader rely on his nearness too. Nice!
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one speck of white can be a star. Yes, and equally small things can make for a deep bond between two people, as your poem so eloquently tells us. Lovely.
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