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a place for things that don't have a place elsewhere

Month: February, 2010

The chestnut tree in the snow

Night shadows

When I am ready to bury you…

Early Win­ter Morn­ing When I am ready to bury you I want the weather to coop­er­ate. That would be a sign of god’s grace. I don’t want to be stand­ing by the open grave In a dri­ving rain, The umbrella flut­ter­ing queru­lously over­head; Or star­ing at the crys­tals of a deep frost Bound to the irregular […]

Lou Reed: One song, 25 years apart

A per­for­mance with John Cale in 1972 and with Pete Town­shend in 2007 of Wait­ing for The Man.  Watch both and reflect on what changes with age and what stays the same.

Numbers #4

A statement:

via 9gag.com Cre­ativ­ity comes in all shapes, sizes and pack­ages. The one thing is, you know when it’s not around. from Dan McCarthy’s Stream

Communion #2

A’s Com­mu­nion Through him With him In him In the unity of the holy spirit Unto the hour of death, And the echo of a long val­ley For ever and ever. Crepe paper light­ens my hand The flut­ter comes from the breath Of the word One sup­pli­ca­tion in this prayer To feel him A post­card From a […]

Numbers #3

Numbers #2

Communion #1

T’s com­mu­nion When I go to com­mu­nion hold my hand. The change in the air, The rus­tle of the heavy clothes, The scuff of shoes against the pol­ished slate, The soli­tary cough, The clap of the wood boards against metal stays, The mumur­ing up ahead, The swollen rota­tion of the bel­lows, The still­ness of the lift, […]