The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us.
Only that day dawns to which we are awake.
Henry David Thoreau, from "Walden"
Only that day dawns to which we are awake.
Henry David Thoreau, from "Walden"
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When riding the city bus I spend a lot of time reading... But not all the time.
A SPRING BUS RIDE, NOTICING THE TREES IN FULL BLOSSOM Looking down, reading, Li Bai: every line of poetry is fully alive. Looking up, seeing a new world: every other tree is lit from within! Poetry is speech framed for contemplation of the mind by the way of hearing or speech framed to be heard for its own sake and interest even over and above its interest of meaning.
From "Poetry and Verse" by Gerard Manley Hopkins |
Doug WestendorpI have written some poetry, and translated a few short poems from the ancient Chinese. Archives
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