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July 30, 2023

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"Always, your portrait is underway."

Only a true poet could know and say this about transformation.

Stunning! A terrific poem about how women's/girl's-becoming-women are constantly on display. Knockout ending! The craving for a moment of privacy, not being seen....

For me, this poem beautifully captures the strange, embarrassing, and life changing turmoil associated with coming of age. Fantastic!

brilliant poem and post

It is sad this thudding life. So much easier to go incognito as a boy or silver reflective fish.

"Always, your portrait is underway." Terrific, just as Grace says. And the painting is amazing. Also: "an interval of air" and "a brief privacy." Kudos all around.

Amazing poem and artwork. It brought up memories of early years. I loved it.

How terrible to be a rose, how necessary. Great poem.

Oh wow! Just brilliant!

Poignantly beautiful.

Lovely to pinpoint such a moment.

The line breaks are impressive, so fluid and beautiful.

I loved this.

What a beautiful ekphrastic poem. The couplets really work well here.

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I left it
on when I
left the house
for the pleasure
of coming back
ten hours later
to the greatness
of Teddy Wilson
"After You've Gone"
on the piano
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as I enter
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from New and Selected Poems by David Lehman

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