Episode 66: Together and Apart_a poem by Joanne Z. Tan

To watch Joanne reading this poem on youtube To read this poem   - To stay in the loop, subscribe to our Newsletter   Last newsletter, I wrote a poem, “Is a Life Complete Without another?” about basically…what’s the point of marriage? Here’s another poem “Ode to Idea Love”, the exact opposite. Perhaps the best thing I learned from law school is to see the same issue from opposite points. Want to read the last “cynical” poem? Here's the newsletter it was in: https://10plusbrand.substack.com/p/joanne-tan-memoir-poem-awards-blogs   (Frankly, as of now, I like the previous poem better: “Is a Life Complete Without another?”) =================   Together and Apart - Ode to Ideal Love (nothing to do with Valentine!)   Together and apart The ebb and flow, strings of the heart.   Stillness needs a disturbing stone, rippling music, love’s tone.   Absence feeds imagination, longing softens tribulation. Eager fingers caressing harp strings Improvisations unceasing; playing, playful, played;  Inevitable, spectacular, fateful stars, merging paths.   Together and apart, the yin and yang of the heart. Synced flow of a galaxy dance in harmony; Order or disorder cannot keep them apart.   Not meant for many Not for any cause Not out of duty Not because of charity Not for any reason   All for that one beloved person Whose sights intrigues Whose voice moves Whose movement captivates Whose mind activates.   Like the Moon around the Earth waxing and waning on a committed course. Far and near Up and down Never deviates from eternal bond.   Together and apart Out of two souls forms one Never depart.   © Joanne Z. Tan   Written on Jan. 10, 2022 #joannetan #10plusbrand #poetry #PoemAndArt