I cannot think of a better way to begin my blogging in 2021, than to share this poem written by Kurt Vonnegut as a homage to his friend Joseph Heller. The poem was originally published in The New Yorker in May of 2005. I came across it on my favourite website: Brain Pickings.

JOE HELLER

True story, Word of Honor:
Joseph Heller, an important and funny writer
now dead,
and I were at a party given by a billionaire
on Shelter Island.

I said, “Joe, how does it make you feel
to know that our host only yesterday
may have made more money
than your novel ‘Catch-22’
has earned in its entire history?”
And Joe said, “I’ve got something he can never have.”
And I said, “What on earth could that be, Joe?”
And Joe said, “The knowledge that I’ve got enough.”
Not bad! Rest in peace!