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poetry writing on leonacosta - essays, notes and ideas by Leon Acosta, one idea per post.
a quiet wound
a poem on looking at the full moon after a love has ended - the rose, the thorns, and a glow that aches
jun 24, 2026
it fell as snow
a short poem on the water cycle - snow, ice, river - and lying in a warm spring older than bones, younger than breath
jun 24, 2026
secret symmetry
a poem on ego death framed as a leap from the bridge - releasing anger and illusion to seek nobility and strength, and a secret symmetry with those who leapt before
jun 24, 2026
the road to death
a man hears that god left his face in death, so he walks toward it, meeting younger versions of himself along the road
jun 3, 2026
the space between two truths
a poem on letting go without surrender - on love that is not a mirror but the space between two truths, and being held even when the sky turns to rain
jun 24, 2026