Joan Didion RIP

Posted on December 24, 2021 by | 12 Comments

She gave me eyes

to see between the lines,

 

the river’s current

intensions,

 

surface politicized,

scandalized—

 

melody of words

for the truth in my mind.

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12 responses to “Joan Didion RIP”

  1. H C Palmer's avatar H C Palmer | December 24, 2021 at 6:54 am | Reply

    DAMN, YOU’RE A GOOD POET!

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  2. shannon's place's avatar shannon's place | December 24, 2021 at 7:03 am | Reply

    OMG! Your comments (poetry) is so beautiful….thank you.

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  3. SUE HARTZELL's avatar SUE HARTZELL | December 24, 2021 at 9:46 am | Reply

    Bless your heart for this! She spoke truth to power before that was part of our current lingo. Merry Christmas to you! Sue Hartzell

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  5. Manda Heron's avatar Manda Heron | December 24, 2021 at 1:54 pm | Reply

    You have captured her essence. Thank you.

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  6. Tim Shey's avatar Tim Shey | December 25, 2021 at 8:07 am | Reply

    So Joan Didion passed away. I read one of her books: THE WHITE ALBUM many years ago. I remember reading the essay where she describes her migraine headaches. She was a very good writer.

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  7. charlesdavis's avatar charlesdavis | December 28, 2021 at 8:27 am | Reply

    I love, “she gave me eyes to read between the lines.” When I learned she died, I told my best friend, “She taught us how to think about the things we thought were obvious.”

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