Elderhood’s hard work
Elderhood is more than accumulation of experiences. It encompasses reflecting on those experiences. Hard work.
:- Doug.
Archive for December 20th, 2016
compost heap poet
Interesting. The roots of “poet” are making, creating, composing, piling up, building, heaping up, piling up. So there is a sense akin to the compost heap, and reminds me that I sometimes start a poem by making a list, or by finding poems!
So a poem is a compost heap of sorts, working, being worked. Working poet. Working us.
:- Doug.
Eldering is the poetry
Eldering is the work—the poetry—the elder is doing for humanity—and that done upon the elder.
:- Doug.
Beautiful poetry or major
As the difference between beautiful poetry and major poetry is a felt change of consciousness, so the difference between the aging and the eldering.
:- Doug.
