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Holly MathNerd's avatar

You always seem to tap into something I have no language for but notice, and feel, and experience, and then make the language so beautiful and precise that it can only be what it is, and I read your work and feel something inside of me smile at being seen. ❤️❤️❤️

Joseph Massey's avatar

Thank you, dear Holly.

Robert Henneberg's avatar

I swear I have felt the ‘internal smile’ you describe. It was coupled with a deep sense of relief in my case. Thank you Joseph and Holly

Sherman Alexie's avatar

..."a doused/cinder" Damn you, Joseph!

Zach Bartles's avatar

“--the mountain a doused cinder” Joseph, you are truly gifted, my friend.

Stanley Wotring's avatar

Dark and gray, in a good way. I feel colder reading this. Powerful imagery goes throughout this poem.

nancy knox-bierman's avatar

I like it.