I forget the joke, but I’ve got the gist

I forget the joke, but I’ve got the gist

‘Las Cigüeñas’ by Matthew Stewart was our Friday Poem on 11/06/2021 — we chose it because it handles its subject matter so deftly and beautifully, from the opening image of the storks’ nest balanced precariously on the stadium pylons to the slightly ominous urgency of the last line. Stewart tells the story aslant, building a mood of unease throughout the poem and preparing us for trouble, so by the time we arrive at the rapid dash home in the la…