Triage and paddle
Need to move steadily—have much to triage and paddle rhythmically with today.
:- Doug.
Archive for July 18th, 2020
An angry waterfall
Artistry opens us to thinking possibly
Try it. Observe
through a soft pillow
a stealthy panther
an angry waterfall flashing
:- Doug.
A metaphor of your own
Finding a metaphor of your own
frees your soul
and you did not see a lock
:- Doug.
Deadening as it speeds along
Writing poetry, or any reflective thing, is thinking. It is alive, working, not like past thought, deadening as it speeds along.
:- Doug.
Explaining it to me
One issue is I am trying to explain it to me, clarifying as I go. That is valid. But I can still seek for metaphors in the act of exploring.
:- Doug.
Knowing beyond cognition
Because poetry knows beyond the cognitive, it can take us places we don’t expect to go—that is help us learn.
:- Doug.
Your role, dear lawyer
Your role, dear lawyer, is not to advise, nor counsel, nor even to listen, but to hear. This is your role, dear human.
:- Doug.
