The world is too much with us, late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers, little we see in Nature that is ours We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon, like this sea that bares her bosom to the moon, or the… Read full entry »

24 March 2005, 09:07 | Comments (0)

Irony

The warm, fuzzy side of compassionate conservatism... It's like a reversible coat... Do they have it in camo?... Read full entry »

18 March 2005, 08:35 | Comments (0)

Friends

We see what we want to see. See what I mean?... Read full entry »

16 March 2005, 08:45 | Comments (0)

Fast Food Nation?

Seems our government is sending box lunches to the Networks. I always liked twinkies. Read full entry »

13 March 2005, 12:15 | Comments (0)

since feeling is first — e.e. cummings

since feeling is first who pays any attention to the syntax of things will never wholly kiss you; wholly to be a fool while Spring is in the world my blood approves, and kisses are a better fate than wisdom lady i swear by… Read full entry »

27 February 2005, 12:05 | Comments (0)

The Swan — Rainer Maria Rilke

This clumsy living that moves lumbering as if in ropes through what is not done reminds us of the awkward way the swan walks. And to die, which is a letting go of the ground we stand on and cling to every day, is like the… Read full entry »

26 February 2005, 12:05 | Comments (0)

Minute Particulars — William Blake

He who would do any good to another must do it in Minute Particulars. General Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, & flatterer. Read full entry »

26 February 2005, 12:05 | Comments (0)

One Path — Paolo Xavante

There is one path for all, but each must walk it in his own way. Read full entry »

26 February 2005, 12:05 | Comments (0)

If you treat an individual as he is — Goethe

If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain as he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be. Read full entry »

26 February 2005, 12:05 | Comments (0)

words

ocean round i cling to hollow receptacles ingeniously buoyed by faith or fear preserved i remain safely on wave's surface soul seasick Read full entry »

20 June 2004, 22:34 | Comments (0)

Reality — Ramana Maharshi

There is no greater mystery than this, that we keep seeking reality though in fact we are reality. We think that there is something hiding our reality and that this must be destroyed before reality is gained. How ridiculous! A day will dawn when you… Read full entry »

09 December 2001, 08:17 | Comments (0)

loneliness

static. the air makes not a motion in this room. i alone push it aside as i pace my prison. it's sucked back into the past as i struggle to remain in the present. but it's only a repetition of yesterday. constant. me. the room. thoughts collapsing… Read full entry »

11 November 2001, 17:02 | Comments (0)

Desire

With no desire to fall into this or that story but his own, he lived. And when not living he relived, projected, dreamed. Or simply waited. The hum of the lights, the buzz of the refrigerator, the tick of the clock. They all waited for time to pass… Read full entry »

09 April 2001, 21:02 | Comments (0)

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