The Word Was Poem by Dennis Ryan

The Word Was



Wednesday morning, December 26 at 10 a.m.; Friday morning,
December 28 at 7: 51 a.m.; Saturday morning, December 29 at 11: 49 a.m.;
Tuesday morning, January 1,2019 at 11: 32 a.m.

"Insecure"— It surprised me,
you using it.You seemed totally

otherwise:confident, secure,
discerning, self-assured;

it was a moment, now,
only in hindsight,

I can fully appreciate,
the window glass between us...

Friday, January 18, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: communication,connection,language,poem,relationship,understanding,word
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
The speaker of the poem recalls that the word she used was "insecure", in the sentence "I feel so _____ sometimes." referencing a related poem "The Evening (Marsh Landscape) ", a poem inspired in part by a painting so titled by the German Expressionist painter Emile Nolde.
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Dennis Ryan

Dennis Ryan

Wellsville, New York
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