Dadirri
“Of all the Qualifications, Love is the most important, for if it is strong enough in a man, it forces him to acquire all the rest, and all the rest without it would never be sufficient.” ― Jiddu Krishnamurti
at a stage in my life where i‘d rather know where i stand with you and distance myself from your energy if i don’t. no longer prolonging connection for convenience or for the sake of comfort, i value clarity now more than ambiguity.
— billy chapata. (@iambrillyant) July 31, 2024
Unwavering consistency.
Unadulterated consciousness.
Discerning, Joyous
Light Hearted Laughter!
“How could I have known I would need to remember your laughter”
Alleyne is currently the executive director of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, having previously served as assistant director, and the editor-in-chief of the center’s quarterly journal, The Fight & The Fiddle. Alleyne is also an associate professor of English at James Madison University. She lives in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
the way it ricocheted—a boomerang flung
from your throat, stilling the breathless air.
How you were luminous in it. Your smile. Your hair
tossed back, flaming. Everyone around you aglow.
How I wanted to live in it those times it ignited us
into giggles, doubling us over aching and unmoored
for precious minutes from our twin scars—
the thorned secrets our tongues learned too well
to carry. It is impossible to imagine you gone,
dear one, your laugh lost to some silence I can’t breach,
from which you will not return.
for Fay Botham (May 31, 1968–January 10, 2021)
Copyright © 2022 by Lauren K. Alleyne. Originally published in Poem-a-Day on July 6, 2022, by the Academy of American Poets.
Manifest plainness,
— Chiku (@ChikuChill) July 31, 2024
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.
- Lao Tzu pic.twitter.com/DKGiDWooMw
