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May 11, 2022Liked by Andy Patton

“Because when his kindness finds you

It can keep you forever.”

This.

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Definitely saw the Panicseed Sprouted Everywhere references in the third stanza.

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Micah. Send me an email at andymatthewpatton@gmail.com. I have a question for you.

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I really like the use of Shackleton’s experience for part 4 of the poem.

As for title lines -- the ones you headed the post with really work well for me, too

Or this bit --

“Almost a dream itself but there it was again.”

Which captures the way God’s mercy often feels beyond us but won’t leave us alone

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I love how stanza 1 of your poem interprets the wilderness in the modernness of the pursuits you allude to (and how your imagining of it provides freshness to all the narcissus-talk around social media and its purpose/effects).

The echo-voice’s arrival & words remind me of Francis Thompson’s “The Hound of Heaven” -- a tale that isn’t that far off from any of us at any point in history is it?

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This is one of the psalms that’s been extra special to me throughout my life. It’s going to take me a while to read through and digest it, but I’m excited/grateful for the opportunity to see it through new eyes.

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