1. 21 May



    thegrayprince asked: Thank you for your lovely blog! Through it you've introduced me to many delightful poets that I might never have heard of, otherwise. I have a quick question for you: do you know if anybody has ever compiled a book of poems for/about travelers/traveling? I'm planning a big trip with a friend about a month from now, and I thought that it would be nice to bring with some poetry to read and share in the quiet evenings.

    I’m happy to know that you’re enjoying my blog. I’ve never seen a book about traveling though nearly any good book of poetry would work for travel. One idea that might be worthwhile would be to read the poets of whatever countries you are traveling to and see the places simultaneously through your own eyes and through the eyes of the local poets. I’m going to post your question and see if any of my friends and followers her have any ideas. Thank you for your message. ~Michael

     

  2. 21 May



    Still a kind of miracle, I think.

    Today is my day off and it is too-fast coming to an end. I put up something like 300 posts today—it’s been a while since I’ve done anything like that. Usually, when I post a lot, I lose a lot of followers. I know, I know…too much on the Dash, but it’s my one day off and it’s my chance to share a lot.

    I was just finishing here and was amazed that I’d lost none today—a miracle! And then, right there at the end, after posting that favorite piece by Caruso…BANG! Five people finally had enough and went for the mouse. I almost feel for them.

    Well, as an old writer friend of mine was wont to say, “So it goes.” But think of all the people who didn’t pop off. And the several very warm messages I received. And, not least, all the brilliant stuff I found posted here by people I follow. It was a good day for me here. Still a kind of miracle, in my opinion. 

    Tomorrow it’s back to work and I’ll come home too exhausted to post much. For some, Dashes free of me, this too will have the feel of a miracle.  :-)

    Good night from the land of Nobody.

     

  3. 21 May


    (Source: pemberle-y, via ruyalarvehayaller)

     

  4. 21 May


    Una Furtiva Lagrima Enrico Caruso, Slimane.m4v (by mikav17alv)

     

  5. 21 May


    amospoe: “My heart is sair-I dare na tell,My heart is sair for Somebody.” ― Robert Burns

    amospoe:

    “My heart is sair-I dare na tell,
    My heart is sair for Somebody.” 
    ― Robert Burns

     

  6. 21 May


    artchipel: Patricia March - Time | Untitled (Detail) (2011) [found at foxmouth]

    artchipel:

    Patricia March - Time | Untitled (Detail) (2011)

    [found at foxmouth]

    (via sherrymonocle)

     

  7. 21 May


    red-lipstick: Patricia March - From Lo Sutil En Lo Invisible series, 2012                        Paintings: Acrylics, Conté, Indian Ink over Polyester

    red-lipstick:

    Patricia March - From Lo Sutil En Lo Invisible series, 2012                        Paintings: Acrylics, Conté, Indian Ink over Polyester

    (via aantics)

     

  8. 21 May



    Two Poems by R.S.Thomas

    The Cat and the Sea

    It is a matter of a black cat
    On a bare cliff top in March
    Whose eyes abnticipate
    The gorse petals;

    The formal equation of
    A domestic purr
    With the cold interiors
    Of the sea’s mirror.


    Here

    I am a man now.
    Pass your hand over my brow.
    You can feel the place where the brains grow.

    I am like a tree,
    From my top boughs I can see
    The footprints that led up to me.

    There is blood in my veins
    That has run clear of the stain
    Contracted in so many loins.

    Why, then, are my hands red
    With the blood of so many dead?
    Is this where I was misled?

    Why are my hands this way
    That they will not do as I say?
    Does no God hear when I pray?

    I have no where to go
    The swift satellites show
    The clock of my whole being is slow,

    It is too late to start
    For destinations not of the heart.
    I must stay here with my hurt.

     

  9. 21 May


    dailyartjournal: Günter Ludwig

    dailyartjournal:

    Günter Ludwig

     

  10. 21 May



    No matter where you are, you’re always a bit on your own, always an outsider.
    — Banana Yoshimoto, ”Goodbye Tsugumi” (via larmoyante)

    (Source: larmoyante, via lifeinpoetry)