mindfulness
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“God’s Grandeur” by Gerard Manley Hopkins (1918)
The world is charged with the grandeur of God. It will flame out, like shining from shook foil; It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil Crushed. Why do men then now not reck his rod? Generations have trod, have trod, have trod; And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil;…
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Infidelity
Her catholic harness In the lamp-lit corner A black habit Praying for what I’ll never know
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“La casa dei doganieri” by Eugenio Montale (& 2 translations)
“La casa dei doganieri” Tu non ricordi la casa dei doganieri Sul rialzo a strapiombo sulla scogliera: Desolata t’attende dalla sera In cui v’entrò lo sciame dei tuoi pensieri E vi sostò irrequieto. Libeccio sferza da anni le vecchie mura E il suono del tuo riso non è più lieto: La bussola va impazzita all’avventura E il calcolo…
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Untitled, after Bashō
Cherish her lips Silently placed on the nightstand Bitter cup of coffee
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Stein on France, Progress, History
“The background of tradition of profound conviction that men and women and children do not change, that science is interesting but does not change anything, that democracy is real but that governments unless they tax you too much or get you defeated by the enemy are of no importance.” Gertrude Stein in Paris France
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experimental meditation poem, no. 1
I lost it what is it objects mean where is it happening what him her shrinking away from the window what does it mean him her you keep saying it but what does it mean him her him her him 1,000,000 miles away closer closer closer closer closer a million miles away just stayed away…
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