“Yes. The shifting, after the return of the tide, and my own. A question rushes out of the stillness, and then advances an inch at a time: has this day ever been before, or has it risen from the shallows, from a line, a sound?”
So begins Adnan’s beautiful meditation on aging. To acknowledge we get old is one thing, but to come to terms with the lives we live, our decisions, and where we stand long after the events/moments have passed isn’t necessarily easy.
Styled in short paragraphs, this philo-poetic approach slowly uncovers the reflection and understanding of teetering the line between life and death, acknowledging the slow crawl towards death, and finding value in the present moment.
I’ve come to admire Adnan’s philosophical and reflective approach. In thinking about philo-poetics as a whole within style/form/practice, I’ve seen a range of styles that heavily reference philosophers or cultural figures to drive the poetic narrative, but it’s nice to get a more personal approach; and even though there are references and parallels to locations and events, the overall experience is more accessible to the reader.
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