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Lilian Nattel 📚♀🌏's avatar

A beautiful prose poem with accompanying poetry. It made me breathe slowly and deeply. 💛

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Beth Kephart's avatar

I have had actual heart flutters for a long time — this world, I think — and so this was me just slowing down, one thing, one thing, one thing, and slipping into. The stillness reclaimed me. Thank you, LN.

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Nancy Jainchill's avatar

or a different ending?

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Beth Kephart's avatar

a delightfully mysterious possibility!

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Ann H Keech's avatar

First, looking and feeling the artwork - Stepping Stones for sure, then an image of leaves floating in water, on the pond, in a puddle. Inside stillness and poeming - your writing! and then, ah Djanikian, the poem. As always, always - thank you!

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Beth Kephart's avatar

You always ... just get it ... Ann. Thank you so much.

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Georgetta Hughes's avatar

Lovely.

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Beth Kephart's avatar

as are you, dear one.

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Beth Browne (she/her)'s avatar

A perfect tribute. Genius bit of writing, Beth. Well done! Gregory is lucky to have you for a friend!

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Beth Kephart's avatar

Sometimes, Beth, I think: I have nothing else to say, nothing more to post. And then something happens, and there it is—that necessarily urgent feeling (I’m writing about this, too, but it is going slow). Greg’s poetry and friendship made this post easy to write. Thank you.

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Beth Browne (she/her)'s avatar

I'm glad you responded to the call!

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Char Wilkins's avatar

“…to become the world while watching the world, to abandon the idea of departure,…”💜

“All the stories keep holding out for a better ending.”❤️‍🩹

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Deborah Thompson's avatar

Beth, my heart aches with longing to express my words with the glorious yet simple beauty of yours. You, and your muse, inspire me. Thank you.

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Beth Kephart's avatar

You are always so very kind, Deborah. Thank you.

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