This is the fifth and last part of poetry issues #23. This weeks poem is "May 1st" and the visual artwork is "Joy." When not describing flowers and sunsets, poetry can be quite tough, according to the subjects it's dealing with. Being positive requires the strength to look beyond harsh realities and to focus, if only momentarily, to the good parts of what makes us human. According to these finishing pieces, our good qualities stem from our need to connect with other humans and with nature and from the natural tendency to be happy, whether this state is achieved or not.

You can read pi#23 as a whole and see the accompanying printed postcards here.

You can find out more about the poetry issues project here.