It Is Worth Mentioning

a poem for Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

It Is Worth Mentioning
          for Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

It is worth mentioning something about 
the importance of humor and delight, 
about the fine-tuning of joy. In how upon 
entering our home, because she knew that 
we'd deep cleaned the day before, the poet 
pranced through the house noting the 
cleanliness. And when I said that my lover 
had stayed up late on his knees scrubbing 
the floor, she flung herself as a fast-twirling 
leaf onto her back. So I got down with her. 
Like this we greeted one another with hellos 
and how are yous and my I've never noticed 
that window before. What can I tell you of 
my bursting heart? I could have wept at the 
kindness, my inner child learning still how 
to befriend, how to let himself befriended, 
but it was all too jovial for any seriousness, 
which I keep learning in due time, and with 
the persistence of grief, can only erupt into 
the medicine of laughter and praise.

- Moudi Sbeity

Photo by Avinash Kumar on Unsplash

I lie down on the floor often, just not usually with friends. It helps me regulate and embody stillness and perspective. You can imagine my surprise and delight when this happened with Rosemerry. We had the joy of meeting a couple of years ago, so I am not new to her effervescent personality, but this really landed me right in the heart. Taylor walked down from the laundry room to find us splayed out, two children in laughter on the floor. And to then spend a magical evening with Ars Nova. I’ll be sharing more about that, including the poem, art piece, and some pictures in the next post. Here is one photo I cherish with Rosemerry and Paul (a composer with the kindest of hearts and an exquisite talent). Deep gratitude for Rosemerry’s poem, Maximum Strength.

May you find delight in small things. May you erupt into the grace of laughter.

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