and the owl sighed
whose song shares this lovely night
enchanted music
and the owl sighed
whose song shares this lovely night
enchanted music
enchanted music
thrums against the temple's walls -
the waltz of candles
and somehow a dog
has taken itself & its tail considerably away
into the mountains or sea or sky, leaving
behind: me, wag.
- John Berryman
the waltz of candles
staggering in drunken swirls,
the flame, tiny feet
and somehow a dog
has taken itself & its tail considerably away
into the mountains or sea or sky, leaving
behind: me, wag.
- John Berryman
the flame, tiny feet
stepping into shadow, dance
to the loss of light
and somehow a dog
has taken itself & its tail considerably away
into the mountains or sea or sky, leaving
behind: me, wag.
- John Berryman
To the loss of light
Blowing out crimson candles
Chinese New Year's here.
I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Woot, IP's on a roll!
Chinese New Year's here
festive dancing in the streets
bring on the dragons
"... turn off the sun pull the stars from the sky
the more I give to you the more I die ..." ©T.R.
NIN Schtuff
bring on the dragons
stomp snort breathe fire and smoke and
luck for the new year
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its' own reason for existing." ~ Albert Einstein
"Remember, no matter where you go, there you are." Buckaroo Bonzai "Some people say I done alright for a girl." Melanie Safka
Luck for the new year
Amnesia for the old
Love for the present
Faith is believing what you know ain't so - Mark Twain
The preachers deal with men of straw, as they are men of straw themselves - Henry David Thoreau
The way to see faith is to shut the eye of reason - Benjamin Franklin
The teaching of the church, theoretically astute, is a lie in practice and a compound of vulgar superstitions and sorcery - Leo Tolstoy
Love for the present
is a moment free of time
raised in elation
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~ Edgar Allan Poe
Raised in elation
The gaze of admiration
Fuels hungry souls
Faith is believing what you know ain't so - Mark Twain
The preachers deal with men of straw, as they are men of straw themselves - Henry David Thoreau
The way to see faith is to shut the eye of reason - Benjamin Franklin
The teaching of the church, theoretically astute, is a lie in practice and a compound of vulgar superstitions and sorcery - Leo Tolstoy
Fueling hungry souls
Cassius in the classroom
Biting hands that feed
I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Biting hands that feed
Students, lean and hungry, wish
They wanted to eat knowledge
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its' own reason for existing." ~ Albert Einstein
"Remember, no matter where you go, there you are." Buckaroo Bonzai "Some people say I done alright for a girl." Melanie Safka
Years past, a question left my lips
now, years later
I realize
the question is the long-awaited answer
What transforms this world is — knowledge. Do you see what I mean? Nothing else can change anything in this world. Knowledge alone is capable of transforming the world, while at the same time leaving it exactly as it is.
- Hiraoka Kimitake
Want to eat knowledge
Fingers sticky with facts,I'm
Learning gluttony
I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Learning gluttony
a welcome licensed retreat
devouring cable
"It is not the rich man you should properly call happy, but him who knows with wisdom how to use the blessings of the gods, to endure hard poverty, and who fears dishonor worse than death, and is not afraid to die for cherished friends or fatherland."
- Horace
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