From Experience To Book, Physical and Audible
1st, I experienced,
2nd, I wrapped words around the experience
to hold as much of the moments as I could,
3rd, I collected the moments into a sequence to transform snapshots
into the visual coherence a slideshow gives us,
I hope it all held together enough
to approximate the coherent story of a movie,
4th, I self-published it all into a hardbound book
with illumination of word and illustration,
and now, 5th, I read and record each poem in turn
so that I relive the moments in order,
I work to deliver the words
as if for the first time felt, thought, revealed,
I love how well the words work, while I also recognize
that the moments I reached to hold are beyond what any of us
can know and appreciate with the vitality each moment deserves.
by Henry H. Walker
August 19, ‘22
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