by gsfrnkln | Jul 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
So many poems are written about death, but it is the nature of language to describe something that can be described or to reason about abstractions. Death is neither, and that presents a problem for poetry. When anyone dies, there is an absence, one life is missing...
by gsfrnkln | Dec 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
A close friend died two weeks ago. It was unexpected. He was 49 years old and in excellent health. A blood clot went to his heart, and despite the best efforts of doctors and nurses, he was dead within hours. The family was not religious, but the woman in his life...
