Tag Archives: My Life

Writing with New Light

Posted on May 15, 2008 by randomyriad

Through a Basement Window at Dawn From the tree across the lawn the woven chaos of the birds blessing this new piece of day Shifting the night away. Softly finger rays feel their way over the surface of wet ground … Continue reading →

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Relocating the Mess or Have You Seen the Toaster, Dear?

Posted on May 13, 2008 by randomyriad

I’ve been moving for the last 3 weeks, which everyone knows is about as good for any sort of daily activity as explosives are for renovation, unless you want to just chuck it all and start over. Well that thought … Continue reading →

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Three Quotes and Little Bit Of My Life

Posted on April 14, 2008 by randomyriad

“This inescapable duty to observe oneself: if someone else is observing me, naturally I have to observe myself too; if none observe me, I have to observe myself all the closer.” —Franz Kafka, 11/7/1921 “The flow of talk goes forward. … Continue reading →

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A Walk with the Dog

Posted on March 25, 2008 by randomyriad

We reach the top of the little hill through the muddy forest suddenly noticing the heron still, silhouetted by the green-brown pool reflecting the sun the “croaaak” of a frog echoes. At my intake of breath shadow wings spread pushing … Continue reading →

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Two Random Quotes: A Question and An Observation, and Arthur C. Clark: the rest is silence.

Posted on March 19, 2008 by randomyriad

“Why is it that people who cannot show feeling presume that that is a strength and not a weakness?” May Sarton “Concepts create idols; only wonder comprehends anything. People kill one another over idols. Wonder makes us fall down on … Continue reading →

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