962: Afternoon in Andalusia

The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily

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Arts, Performing Arts

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🗓️ 11 September 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Today’s poem is Afternoon in Andalusia by Sahar Romani.

The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem also provides us with a sense of how the mind and heart make from symbols and patterns a space beyond our reach, where we fleetingly glimpse, if not encounter, the divine.”

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