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Young reader, you won't live inside a rose.
That country has its planets, its rivers, But it is as frail as the edge of the morning. It's we who create it every day, anew. . . . - Milosz
Here there is sun. And whoever, as a child, Believed he could break the repeatable pattern Of things, if only he understood the pattern, Is cast down, rots in the skin of others, Looks with wonder at the colors of the butterfly. . . . - Milosz
Look, you walk the old threshed path in ignorance, just once, and a voice suddenly cries out the secret name death wears in you. You will not return. Remember, do not stray as you go, from what is easiest to love: this wheat and this house, the white sign of a ship on the sea, winter's slow gold draped over the vines, the shadow of a tree across the ample fields. But above all love the sacred life of the tree and the wind's roar in the branches rising toward the light. -- Salvador Espriu
"I am exhausted, I am exhausted - Pillar of white in a blackout of knives."
In a forest of question marks you were no bigger than an asterisk. O the season of mists! Someone blew the hunting horn. The dictionary said you were a sign indicating an omission; then it changed the subject abruptly and spoke of "asterisms," which supposedly have to do with crystals showing a starlike luminous figure. You didn’t believe a word of it. The question marks had valentines carved on their trunks so you wouldn’t look up and notice the ropes. Greasy ropes with baby nooses. - Simic, from "The World Doesn't End"
Here is an amazing poem: Expecting Honey by Bridget Talone in Tin House magazine. Re the lack of blog updates and other forms of communication. I'm okay. I haven't fallen off the edge of the world yet or hit bottom or anything. Just, instead of singing, humming.
Dear friends and readers: a whole month has passed?! I've been absent, and absent-minded. Just the horrible machine, and me struggling. But I've mostly been very happy as well. Iced coffee, salads, "Love in a Fallen City." Peter Parasol #2 - The Gasp Mechanism went live yesterday! It needs your help to publicize. Please link, review, etc.? Also, issue #3 of Peter Parasol has the theme "exes" and I'm currently soliciting contributions for it - details are linked to off the home page. I have other epic programming projects in the works, and also, like, my job. . . but I need to go shower and get to work now. More later. . . .
It's about the endorphins. On the machine I feel human. Off it I feel: fatigued, self-centered. Another good relaxing weekend when I played too much Puzzle Pirates, no writing, nothing. Black dog on my back. But I like dogs, and this one won't stay for long.
Late lunch at Ippudo - terrific, authentic ramen. Then re-joined my old gym in time for Friday night spinning class. Heavenly endorphins, for about half an hour I felt like a normal person again. "Yes, the most poetical thing, more
poetical than the flowers, more poetical than the stars--the most
poetical thing in the world is not being sick."
A short poem with a long title, "Good Housekeeping In the Age of Global Warming," now available in Kaleidotrope #4! I'm home but still homesick. I need to see my friends, but I'm jet lagged. The ramen museum was probably a highlight of my trip (my favorite bowl was at the stand that has raw garlic flakes) and I also enjoyed the dan dan noodles at Iron Chef Chen's restaurant.
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but they’re different ages, in different cities… i’m sadly stumped. email me? – Miranda
The same person.Someone you know.
umm…. who are these people? – Miranda
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My * is about half the size of a ?. So pretty big considering the scale of human body to tree.
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it’s great to have you back! ( and the pome is excellent too ) – b
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