969: Us
Today\u2019s poem is Us by Zaffar Kunial. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.
In this episode, Major writes\u2026 \u201cSince moving to the quaint village of Rochester, I come to expect visible signs of welcome everywhere. What matters in life is that space between us, formulated by philosopher Martin Buber as I-Thou. It\u2019s a sacred space of shared existence where we feel each other\u2019s uniqueness and feel our common humanity. Today\u2019s attentive poem fosters a consciousness in which we view our lives as more in relation to each other, as close as two small letters.\u201d
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