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Jeanne Malmgren's avatar

Thank you, Kim.

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Kim Nelson's avatar

🫶🏻 Hope you are well, Jeanne!

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Jeanne Malmgren's avatar

Not at this exact moment (12:01 pm), but .... will be. We all will be. Somehow.

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Kim Nelson's avatar

Indeed we will. But we’ll have to pursue that wellness.

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Kim Nelson's avatar

This is our clarion call! People want to do the right thing. They live in disinformation. The writers, creators, chroniclers and "uniters" will make all the difference in the near future by making great art, telling compelling stories, writing provocative poems and bringing joy to the world.

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Victoria Nordgren's avatar

I have a feeling that the work of dissident poets who lived and worked under brutal regimes will have a resurgence of relevance in the coming years. Thank you for this poem. Your clarity of writing is and will be essential for us.

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lou J's avatar

Thanks for stopping by my “used to be a parking lot” which led me here. I wish you and all of us well today, every day. Your poem makes me wonder of your like this “thing” posted recently: https://substack.com/@louj1/note/c-86318408?r=270xom&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

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Kim Nelson's avatar

So glad you wandered my way, Lou. Appreciate your commenting and sharing some of your work as well. We're in this together!

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