Anniversary
” … two who have learned to write fresh pages together.”
Mark Bromberg is a writer, editor, and publisher in Athens, Georgia. He selected material for and edited the poetry collection "Interbeing" [Eugene C. Bianchi, Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2021] and published the Athens Word of Mouth poetry anthology [Bellemede Books, 2015]. His work has appeared online and in print in New York, San Francisco, London, and elsewhere.
” … two who have learned to write fresh pages together.”
As much as we put off thinking about our decline, daily activity becomes a reminder. Aging is a time to enjoy new perspectives and notice more subtle harmonies.
I caution elders not to fall into the trap of seeing themselves as useless, mindless, and sexless, the triad of ageism coined by Maggie Kuhn and her Gray Panther movement.
Lao Tsu adds a dimension of time and completeness in nature: “nature does not hurry yet all things are accomplished.” I find in this Tao verse echoes of my Jesuit days of finding God in everything.
Athens area friends, “Interbeing” and my previous poetry books will be for sale at this year’s Marigold Festival in Winterville on Saturday May 14th. Look for them at NEIGHBORHOOD BOOKS.