TO SARAH
Easy, unencumbered,
the dead are closer to us.
No border, no boundary,
they come into our silence
until we trust,
and love them even more.
SEDUCTION
Easing into a warm bath,
already cooling.
—from Rattle #72, Summer 2021
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Joseph Goldstein: “In the fall of 2019, after a lifetime dedicated to Buddhist meditation practice, I was staying with friends in a small town just outside Barcelona listening to Ocean Vuong read his poetry on YouTube. And at the age of 75, a door suddenly opened to that inner space of poetic expression, and verses started tumbling out. It was a marriage of silence and creativity that still continues to surprise and delight. A major takeaway: it’s never too late!” (web)
