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Stella Pierides

Beyond Me

There is a point at which thought unravels, where cosmic dust swims on waves our brains are not equipped to comprehend. This is the reason we learn to speak of concrete things caught by the senses – the fragrance of flowers, light and shadow, bird song, the weight of snow. Holding tight to the literal, we learn to survive.

Betelgeuse. . .
on my third cup
of strong coffee

Stella Pierides is a British poet and writer of Greek descent. Her books include Of This World (2017) and In the Garden of Absence (2012), both Haiku Society of America Merit Book Award winners, and Feeding the Doves (2013). Stella serves on The Haiku Foundation board of directors.

2 thoughts on “<strong>Stella Pierides</strong>, Beyond Me”

  1. Love this piece, Stella. Language is a strange thing, isn’t it. A necessity that will never even come close to capturing it all.

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