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AliProf's avatar

Profound, beautiful, and much-needed call to think on eternal things that will remain steadfast as everything in our society seems to pull us toward the superficial & divisive. Thank you—I needed this reminder today!

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Lia's avatar

I don't like reading poetry on my phone, it's just not the right place, but this is gorgeous.

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Janice LeCocq's avatar

Beautiful

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David Donoghue's avatar

I got really pulled into this. Your description is quite engaging! Thanks for sharing this.

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Steve McKennon's avatar

Such beautiful imagery and so many great lines, but I particularly loved the mental picture "the window

an altar

for my eyes." gave me... That is such a wonderful way to present that.

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Lovely images. warped view of a tree still heavy with leaves, a flame flaring out.

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Monica P.'s avatar

Brings me memories that f growing up in the Midwest. I loved the fall leaves, the apple orchards and the crispness in the air. Thank you for stirring up these memories for me.

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Dick Whyte's avatar

Wonderful!

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Fr Ryan Sliwa's avatar

Catching up on past posts. ‘All Souls’ prompts me to say that, certainly among other things, you’re a poet of stillness. Deep stillness. And alive in the bright page, indeed.

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Sally Newland's avatar

The art of seeing is so important in this poetry! A simple blessing that most of us use only fitfully.

Thanks, Joseph, for this beautiful poem.

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Victory Palace's avatar

Beautiful evocation of autumn, my favorite time of year.

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