i think that's, in a way, an even more amazing compliment to the writer -- when something makes you cry with its wholeness & emotion, but you can't simply point out what it was. ...for me, at least in part; this poem makes tears in my eyes because of how beautifully mark doty describes details and small intimacies; and in doing so, creates this poem that encompasses mortality & the gift of life.
which has been so much of what my past 3-4 years have been about; finding peace and beauty in the details, facing mortality head-on. this poem isn't my story or really even close when compared, but still, it strikes chords up&down my spine.
* a package! for me! eeeeee! you really are one of the sweetest girl ev-er, you know that, darlin? (i suspect you do, somewhere deepdown. ;) )
pray tell, ummmm, does it have anything to do with... my pillow Nest?!?!! oh, oh, ooooooh! and don't worry -- i certainly don't care if it takes you awhile to send me something -- just the fact that you are is so kind! ha; besides, you can ask nearly any of my friends about me & packages -- although i work on them for months on end & when they do arrive, they're often layered & include so much handmade & carefully gifted love -- they tend to take me a long time to actually get to the fuckin post office... too! so, no worries. and when i send you treats, sweet-smelling surprises or handmade crystalled things, they'll probably come slowly too! but, always, with love.
which has been so much of what my past 3-4 years have been about; finding peace and beauty in the details, facing mortality head-on. this poem isn't my story or really even close when compared, but still, it strikes chords up&down my spine.
*
a package! for me! eeeeee! you really are one of the sweetest girl ev-er, you know that, darlin? (i suspect you do, somewhere deepdown. ;) )
pray tell, ummmm, does it have anything to do with... my pillow Nest?!?!!
oh, oh, ooooooh!
and don't worry -- i certainly don't care if it takes you awhile to send me something -- just the fact that you are is so kind! ha; besides, you can ask nearly any of my friends about me & packages -- although i work on them for months on end & when they do arrive, they're often layered & include so much handmade & carefully gifted love -- they tend to take me a long time to actually get to the fuckin post office... too! so, no worries. and when i send you treats, sweet-smelling surprises or handmade crystalled things, they'll probably come slowly too! but, always, with love.
xxo,
r.
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