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I read one of the poems in this collection in an anthology recently & enjoyed it, so seeing a "Best of" a few days ago seemed serendipitous (or perhaps synchronistic, in the Jungian sense), so I bought it.
The bookseller let out a little squeak as I put it on the counter, apologising for her enthusiasm & telling me she always has a copy in as it was a favourite of her mother's, who used to read it to her as a child, so that seems high praise. ⬇️

If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy,
Don‘t hesitate. Give in to it.
…

Joy is not made to be a a crumb.


—-FROM “DON‘T HESITATE”

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"I think I am in love with A. E. Housman,
Which puts me in a worse-than-usual fix.
No woman ever stood a chance with Housman
And he's been dead since 1936."
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From a fantastic poetry collection by Katherena Vermette, a Métis author. Found on Everand.
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Pic of St Theresa Point, Island Lake by Timkal, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24819273

"Bloody men are like bloody buses -
You wait for about a year
And as soon as one approaches your stop
Two or three others appear."

- Bloody Men

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@dabbe - I came across this one today and it made me think of you and all the wonderful poetry you post.♡

💙 this!