This past week I had a BLT with heirloom tomatoes at a cafe in SF. It was the best BLT I’d ever had and this smart poem brought me back there and then turned me around as witness to the places where there aren’t tomatoes growing right now and people are hungry. So powerful.
Kim, I appreciate your poem for what it shows about the present moment and its abundance. what is better than a juicy tomato sandwich? You know me, I’m always focusing on the smallest nuances of the microseason that we are in right now. And I do this because I feel like it’s where I have the most power to affect change in my life. When I think about the situation in Gaza, Ukraine, and even the atrocities happening here, I can feel overwhelmed, depressed, and powerless to be of service. But focusing in tighter on this present moment, I realize that I have countless chances to stay in a caring mindset. This is where there is always more love, greater understanding, beauty to be noticed and so much good work to do. Especially as I work one on one with patients and alongside my teammates. I think writing is so important too, as a way to offer new framing and more spacious ways of thinking. Word work matters— thank you for this poem! xo
This poem is rich, disarming in its simplicity, and quietly devastating in its final turn. It doesn’t exploit suffering; it acknowledges it with a solemn line.
This past week I had a BLT with heirloom tomatoes at a cafe in SF. It was the best BLT I’d ever had and this smart poem brought me back there and then turned me around as witness to the places where there aren’t tomatoes growing right now and people are hungry. So powerful.
Kim, I appreciate your poem for what it shows about the present moment and its abundance. what is better than a juicy tomato sandwich? You know me, I’m always focusing on the smallest nuances of the microseason that we are in right now. And I do this because I feel like it’s where I have the most power to affect change in my life. When I think about the situation in Gaza, Ukraine, and even the atrocities happening here, I can feel overwhelmed, depressed, and powerless to be of service. But focusing in tighter on this present moment, I realize that I have countless chances to stay in a caring mindset. This is where there is always more love, greater understanding, beauty to be noticed and so much good work to do. Especially as I work one on one with patients and alongside my teammates. I think writing is so important too, as a way to offer new framing and more spacious ways of thinking. Word work matters— thank you for this poem! xo
Thank you for adding, in so many ways, to the goodness in the world.
This poem is rich, disarming in its simplicity, and quietly devastating in its final turn. It doesn’t exploit suffering; it acknowledges it with a solemn line.
Rich and disarming... I am honored -- by both your presence and your comment.
Thoughtful as always.
Thank you, Jim.