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Inside the house
it is still dark, except for the pool of lamplight
in which I'm sitting.
I do not close the book.
Neither, for a long while, do I read on.
"The Loon"
— Sep 15, 2025 05:59AM
Inside the house
it is still dark, except for the pool of lamplight
in which I'm sitting.
I do not close the book.
Neither, for a long while, do I read on.
"The Loon"
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Alena
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Getting to Walden is not so easy a thing
As a green visit. It is the slow and difficult
Trick of living, and finding it where you are.
— Oct 04, 2025 09:53AM
As a green visit. It is the slow and difficult
Trick of living, and finding it where you are.
Alena
is on page 387 of 456
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The wounds of the past
are ignored, but hang on
like the litter that snags among the yellow branches,
newspapers and plastic bags, after the rains.
...
"Tecumseh"
— Sep 30, 2025 04:56AM
The wounds of the past
are ignored, but hang on
like the litter that snags among the yellow branches,
newspapers and plastic bags, after the rains.
...
"Tecumseh"
Alena
is on page 309 of 456
Look, I want to love this world
as though it's the last chance I'm ever going to get
to be alive
and know it.
"October"
— Sep 23, 2025 04:59AM
as though it's the last chance I'm ever going to get
to be alive
and know it.
"October"
Alena
is on page 105 of 456
Instructions for loving a life:
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.
"Sometimes"
— Aug 27, 2025 04:56AM
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.
"Sometimes"
Alena
is on page 79 of 456
And what do I risk to tell you this, which is all I know?
Love yourself. Then forget it. Then, love the world.
- To Begin With, The Sweet Grass
— Aug 17, 2025 06:54AM
Love yourself. Then forget it. Then, love the world.
- To Begin With, The Sweet Grass
Alena
is on page 61 of 456
Don't Hesitate
... Anyway, whatever it is, don't be afraid
of it's plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.
— Aug 12, 2025 04:32AM
... Anyway, whatever it is, don't be afraid
of it's plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.
