Mending

I can manage it sometimes, glueing everything back together although I do get the pieces out of order some days. Always good to hear from you Deb...hope you are well...take care, Paul

Thanks Jeanette for your kind words...exercising the dog along with one's five senses ...a perfect combination. Good to know the poem reached the ear. Very much value yr feedback. Paul

No apologies. We have more light shed on our thoughts when we see the perspective of others.

I think Poetry has its own code, much like our dreams, things move just below the surface. However ( as one of Leonard Cohen's songs point out) poetry let's the "light in" so that we might come to know in time. No quick fix. Our conscious mind might struggle, but the soul finds comfort in seeing itself emerge in poetry. God, I do go on...sorry. Keep writing Lin.

That's a very considerate response, Paul. If only I could mend myself. In a very recent poem I wrote, "My poetry gives voice to my heart..." What's the worth of a redacted poem when the truth is left cloaked?

All of the above and more, take in all you can...our purpose is to give the world a voice and you, dearest Lin, do a bloody good job at this in your poetry. You're a professional mender.