"all that happens means something; nothing you do is ever insignificant." - aldous huxley ( Read more... )

at blackwater pond

at blackwater pond the tossed waters have settled
after a night of rain.
i dip my cupped hands. i drink
a long time. it tastes
like stone, leaves, fire. it falls cold
into my body, waking the bones. i hear them
deep inside me, whispering
'oh what is that beautiful thing
that just happened?'

rediscovered an old homework diary yesterday from when i was a sophmore in high school.

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ask yourself

coming home on the bus up finchley road, the side of the street suddenly drops out, just for a moment, into this vast expanse of train tracks and sky. i can't pass it without looking up from my book or my conversation; space like that is so rare in the city ( Read more... )

i had my final exam today [art history]. it went well, and even featured some of my favorite pieces like barbara kruger's "your gaze hits the side of my face" and "dying gaul" and whistler's "falling rocket". and now the class is all done. i'll sure miss it, but no more work means plenty of time to read read read, and to play, finally ( Read more... )

it's a classic, and a frequent player on nineties radio, but i think even taken out of its context it's powerful, moving, simple - really one of my favorite songs. here's joan osborne's "one of us" for the taking.


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it turns out that when john mayer isn't trying to be well-liked, he can make good music. the john mayer trio is much more jazzy than radio-john mayer, i like it much better. i listened to "try! john mayer trio live in concert"over and over today. i'll post it in a day or two.

also, i discovered this entry of 035's today and i am absolutely head over ( Read more... )

he said, "you seem so lovely, chloe,
your pretty body and your hair
are smoother than the rose and snowy,
soft as plum and light as air.
i give you this garland for your head,
this little flower, and
i give you all i have," he said.
she smiled and she took his hand.

- june 17, 1930