regret
like a wound
that never heals
throbbing
in the night
Month: July 2018
“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.”
from Douglas Moore’s Art of Quotation
“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.”
C.S. Lewis, writer
just one more thing
bourbon kisses
she said that night
in her doorway
just one more thing
to miss
about you
and a heart
already broken
cracked once more
you in summer
you
in summer
somewhere
in the past
your hair
slightly lifted
by a breeze
your eyes
staring pensively
into the future
my eyes
lost looking
into your heart
“The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions which have been hidden by …”
from Douglas Moore’s Art of Quotation
“The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions which have been hidden by the answers.” – James Baldwin 1924-1987, American, writer, novelist, poet, playwright, critic, social activist
day begins
birds chatter
the shade bumps
against the window
the cat yawns
after morning prayer
day begins
in darkness
light tiptoes in
“Books speak to us, thoughtfully, one at a time. They demand that we briefly put aside our own beliefs and prejudices”
from Douglas Moore’s blog Art of Quotation
“Books are uniquely suited to helping us change our relationship to the rhythms and habits of daily life in this world of endless connectivity. We can’t interrupt books; we can only interrupt ourselves while reading them. They are the expression of an individual or a group of individuals, not of a hive mind or collective consciousness. They speak to us, thoughtfully, one at a time.
They demand our attention. And they demand that we briefly put aside our own beliefs and prejudices and listen to someone else’s. You can rant against a book, scribble in the margin or even chuck it out the window. Still, you won’t change the words on the page.”
Source: WSJ The Need to Read
Will Schwalbe, journalist
from Douglas Moore’s Moorezart: “the heart’s memory eliminates the bad and magnifies the good, and that…”
Su Tung-p’o on companionship
in spirit, with my old pal Su T’ung-p’o
I have wine and moon and flowers.
Who else do I want for drinking companions?
translated by Kenneth Rexroth
“We have plenty of Confidence in this country, but we are a little short of good men to place our Confidence in.”
from Douglas Moore’s Art of Quotation
“We have plenty of Confidence in this country, but we are a little short of good men to place our Confidence in.”
Leonard Durso 