from the blog Moda-creative thinking
Month: February 2019
morning in Moda this day in February
bacon eggs
a piece of toast
peel an orange
pour Baileys
in coffee
watch a cat
gingerly climb
the tree outside
and wait
for that moment
when peace descends
trading principles
trading principles
on the dark side
only breeds
heartache
in the light
In Memory: “We are all involved collectively in creating our own notions of the ‘real’ “
from Douglas Moore’s Art of Quotation
“We are all involved collectively in creating our own notions of the ‘real’ “
Susan Hiller, 1940-2019, conceptual artist, video artist, anthropologist
this side of the world
that foot poised
as if ready for flight
the back arched
the head slightly tilted
a question there
to ask
but answers are wanting
on this side
of the world
Events on West Stream: For Lu She by Wei Ting-wu
My bedroom door overlooks a jade stream
the stillness of dawn drives cares away
a fine rain reaches deserted woods
ripples spread across the water
nothing else happens all day
in the mountains the sound of an axe
you’ve lived amid dust and noise too long
come loosen those troublesome hat strings awhile
translated by Red Pine
Facing Snow in Early Spring: To Former Palace Censor Yuan by Wei Ying-wu
I swept the snow from my secluled path
living retired I look for old friends
I still have some solstice wine left
and plum blossoms are early this spring
how long shall we wander outside the east wall
and which day along that winding stream
take some time off and spend it on pleasure
don’t wait until you’re wearing new robes
translated by Red Pine
reflecting on how difficult it is to maintain one’s principles among unprincipled people, I turned to my old friend Wei Ying-wu for comfort and understanding: Seeing Off Censor Chang of the Palace Library Leaving for Chiangtso to Care for His Parents by Wei Ying-wu
Don’t sigh about the road beyond the city gate
or that you won’t be coming back in a carriage
your brocade robes are there in your trunk
along with your books from rue-scented halls
with red rice grown in a well-watered land
and whitefish fresh from the Yangtze
your breakfasts can also be offerings
what good is longing for fortune and fame
translated by Red Pine
“There are no right answers to wrong questions.”
from Douglas Moore’s Art of Quotation
“There are no right answers to wrong questions.”
– Ursula K Le Guin, writer, book quote from Always Coming Home
“Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself”
from Douglas Moore’s Art of Quotation
“Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself”
Hermann Hesse, writer, book quote from “Siddhartha: An Indian Tale”, p.56, Om Books International
Leonard Durso 