Pay Attention
Every day a
departure in
pictures so that you see what looks
like
love a
message to
mend you
Please don’t forget
to write
your worth
Adore each
moment
~ Erasure of Frida Kahlo’s Letters to Mama, You Are Always With Me, letter dated November 21, 1930
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I’ve so enjoyed reading your erasures, Karen. They always delight and surprise.
Bill, glad they resonate with you.
“Adore each moment” – Yes!!
Please don’t forget
to write your worth
adore each moment
You’ve really sieved such pithy maxims out of this letter i’ve never read.
I needed these
very much and
thank you.
Goldie, you’re welcome. I needed these words also. I imagine that’s why they jumped out at me.
Love how I can play within your erasure and find solace and hope.
Thank you, Pam!
You’re good at this. I’ve never been able to make an erasure work.
Masterful as always, and very hopeful & touching like the best of Mary Oliver.
This is really noce, Karen. I like the way it echoes the source – letters.
nice
This is especially poignant since it’s using words of Frida Kahlo. So well done!
Thank you, Linda!
Oof, lines 8-10 got me!
Your erasures are stunning and reflect what I find in the critical essays you write on the work of other poets… you have such an ear for what is birthed through the words of others.
Thank you, Kate. I love examining the work of poets and studying closely to see what magic they’re bringing forth.
An artful necessary reminder
Thanks, Shaun. Yes, I’m reminding myself.
Love the opening line “everyday a departure” and also the idea of “writ[ing] your worth.” Such a good flow, too.