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Commentary
In Adam’s race
It’s an honored place
To see another’s world
If you know someone who has a garden, or paints, or makes music, or decorates, or writes, ask them to show you their world. You’ll be glad you did.
March 11 Addition
When I sent this poem to my friend Rich Milne (“Adam” in the title), he wrote a quick response (Rich writes poetry as easily as most of us breathe). His response exemplifies friendship and hospitality. In my book, “hospitality” includes a bending of one’s mind to another’s thinking. And that is what Rich did by writing of the same occasion in a similar and complementary style. Here, with Rich’s permission, is his response:
