An Essay of Love

I wanted to write something that attempted to bridge the gap during Covid lockdown between the desire to carry on performing and the questioning nature that a period of introspection brings. In Robert Frost’s poem Too Anxious for Rivers, the search for and exploration of the Ultimate Truth resonated with these sentiments. At the end, the only thing that counts is ‘the essay of love’, the impetus that moves the world and man. This piece is also a celebration of the love between Tom and Elena, and a belated wedding gift to them.

Mark Simpson (2020)

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