Today's art is from Milton Avery (1885 - 1965), an American painter who became known as "the American Matisse." With is wife, artist Sally Michel, then succeeded by their daughter, March, they developed was has been called 'the Avery style.' For me, something in the attitudes of these two women reading poetry together (conciliation? confession? entreaty?) suggests a history, some difficulty that had passed between them. Thus, the pairing with my poem. a good listener you thought I would hear you you opened your notebook you read your poem and waited but I didn’t know how to hear how to hear you how to hear your poem or any poem your mistake was thinking I was one of the rare ones one who listens and can say with confidence: you have been heard a thousand poems later some my own if I’m able to say at least to myself: you have been heard maybe now I can hear one of yours if you have one that is if it’s not too late for forgiveness if I truly do know how to hear how to hear one of my own
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Those who truly listen are rare. Lovely.
Being heard, listened to, understood and believed in is precious and vey similar to love.