Yes, this is also true Michaelangelo! Poetry, and art generally, can help to connect us to reality in ways nourishing to the soul. That is the opposite of getting lost in unreality!
Perhaps we may file this under things Williams didn’t write, but might conceivably have approved of:
Thanks for this. I’ve lived with depression for most of my life and, while I’m consciously aware of the many good things and privileges I have in my life, it’s still too often of a challenge to get out of these negative patterns.
Beautiful! And as for "This is not a decent meal," don't forget:
"It is difficult
to get the news from poems
yet men die miserably every day
for lack
of what is found there."
Yes, this is also true Michaelangelo! Poetry, and art generally, can help to connect us to reality in ways nourishing to the soul. That is the opposite of getting lost in unreality!
Perhaps we may file this under things Williams didn’t write, but might conceivably have approved of:
“It is not difficult
to get the news from AI
yet men grow duller every day
for lack
of what is lost in AI clutter.”
I am sure the good doctor would approve.
Beautiful!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Same to you!
Thanks for this. I’ve lived with depression for most of my life and, while I’m consciously aware of the many good things and privileges I have in my life, it’s still too often of a challenge to get out of these negative patterns.