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“Poetry empowers the simplest of lives to confront the most extreme sorrows with courage, and motivates the mightiest of offices to humbly heed lessons in compassion.”
― Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays
― Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays
“Mid-life crises, in Fran’s ageing view, are a luxury compared with what she has seen of end-of-life crises.”
― The Dark Flood Rises
― The Dark Flood Rises
“World Poetry Day, 21 March
I caress your skin -
Your breath is flowing;
Peace in the things of life.”
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I caress your skin -
Your breath is flowing;
Peace in the things of life.”
―
“Please, Mr. Engineer let a man ride the line
Please, Mr. Engineer let a man ride the line
I ain't got no ticket please let me ride the blinds”
― Fences
Please, Mr. Engineer let a man ride the line
I ain't got no ticket please let me ride the blinds”
― Fences
“I stood facing the horizon over the East Sea.
What had become of the seventeen hundred
koan-riddles?
The sound of waves
the sound of waves.
Playing with you I threw them away.”
―
What had become of the seventeen hundred
koan-riddles?
The sound of waves
the sound of waves.
Playing with you I threw them away.”
―
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Em’s 2025 Year in Books
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