Status Updates From Shirley I

It seems to me, Shirley, that nobody should write poetry to exhibit intellect or attainment. Who cares for that sort of poetry? Who cares for learning – who cares for fine words in poetry? And who does not care for feeling – real feeling – however simply, even rudely expressed?’

Strange that grief should now almost choke me, because another human being’s eye has failed to greet mine.