Category Archives: change

Earthquake Weather

Posted on December 31, 2016 by randomyriad

The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty: not knowing what comes next.       Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness   “Looks like earthquake weather,” my grandfather used to say this often … Continue reading →

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An Initial Attempt to Come to Terms with 2016 : A Poem, 2 Quotes, and A Song

Posted on December 13, 2016 by randomyriad

To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, … Continue reading →

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More Thoughts from the Land of WTF Just Happened.

Posted on November 22, 2016 by randomyriad

“Tomorrow we shall have to invent, once more, the reality of this world” — Octavio Paz I don’t agree with those that think leaving because of the election is a moral thing to do. It is the practical thing, and I … Continue reading →

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Becoming Awake

Posted on April 17, 2016 by randomyriad

I found this amazing passage on A Pilgrim in Narnia, a blog I have followed for years, as part of a longer piece. In these few paragraphs, Annie Dillard puts into words the most accurate description of maturing consciousness that I have … Continue reading →

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More April Poems: Untitled

Posted on April 6, 2016 by randomyriad

April 3 Black birds red shoulders Blaze on blue across green shrilling the sound red over the shaded water. April 4 Again the last years dead stand out darkly against the green spreading wings  April 5 The world’s smallest violin … Continue reading →

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