there’s that wind
that wind
restless outside
the window the door
yearning turning
that wind
that wind
inside of me
Month: November 2017
Antonio Machado on things no good at sea
Mankind owns four things
that are no good at sea:
rudder, anchor, oars,
and the fear of going down.
translsated by Robert Bly
mixing lines of Li He and Li Po
wind blows the rain
washing away
earthly cares
and my heart soars
on heaven’s wings
thoughts unencumbered
solely on you
The Tomb of Little Su by Li He
Dew on the hidden orchid,
like crying eyes.
Nothing ties a love knot,
flowers in mist I cannot bear to cut.
Grass like the carriage cushion,
pines like the carriage roof,
the wind is her skirt,
the waters, her pendants.
A carriage with oiled sides
awaits in the evening.
Cold azure candle
struggles to give light.
At the foot of West Mound
wind blows the rain.
translated by Stephen Owen
after a line from Du Mu
Irish coffee
warms my soul
while watching rain
on the hills
to the east
beyond
on listening to Tom Rush Sunday morning in Aliağa
just some old engine
doing my best
to fulfill promises made
so long ago
but the road
turned into roads
and distractions abound
lord, oh lord
misplaced or lost
that old driving wheel
and how I feel
I mumble
into the wind
“Everything is worthwhile if the soul is not small.”
another from Douglas Moore’s blog Art of Quotation
“Everything is worthwhile if the soul is not small.”
— Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese, poet
among flowers
here
among flowers
I sing
your name
“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”
I don’t know why I didn’t reblog this earlier on but here it is: from Douglas Moore’s Art of Quotation blog
“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”
Mark Twain, writer, humorist, Dunning-Kruger effect
some things we meet
we should
understand
that there are
some things
we meet
in life
we will never
understand
Leonard Durso 