February 2012
18 posts
“I believe much trouble and blood would be saved if
we opened our hearts more.”
– ~ CHIEF JOSEPH, NEZ PERCE
forgotten fragments of poetry... shards of...
Clearing out some folders today on my computer I came across this poem… I have absolutely no memory of writing it. So strange. But I like it! And it is so February that I thought I’d post it on this last chance extra February day…..
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take a deep breath
winter is taking her time
and she is not that interested in you
she offers few distractions
no colourful bouquets or bare...
“After the final no there comes a yes
And on that yes the future world depends....”
– -Wallace Stevens, The Well Dressed Man with a Beard
(via thefutureoftheworldhangsonyes)
“I was not looking for my dreams to interpret my life, but rather for my life to...”
– Susan Sontag
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow...”
– William Butler Yeats
“Whatever inspiration is, it’s born from a continuous ‘I don’t know’.”
– Wislawa Szymborska, from her Nobel Prize acceptance speech
The Quiet World
In an effort to get people to look into each other’s eyes more, and also to appease the mutes, the government has decided to allot each person exactly one hundred and sixty-seven words, per day. When the phone rings, I put it to my ear without saying hello. In the restaurant I point at chicken noodle soup. I am adjusting well to the new way. Late at night, I call my long distance lover, proudly...