December 2010
25 posts
“some things are hard to write about. after something happens to you, you go to...”
– syliva plath
there are words about this year. about a new year. but so far i can’t find the thread to string them together.
[more] sunday, some of the worst. dreams. pillows everywhere. hair that required more taming than usual. a headache from clenching my teeth so the bad mean people wouldn’t get me. my body knew to self protect during sleep. the body knows. my father would say. trust your body. a mostly quiet morning lazing on the sofa with tea, green juice, miles in the background & a few pages of anatomy...
“keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. small people always do...”
– mark twain | via ferfluffle:locallad
down by the river | neil young | via...
a poet's advice
a lot of people think or believe or know they feel—but that’s thinking or believing or knowing; not feeling. and poetry is feeling—not knowing or believing or thinking. almost anybody can learn to think or believe or know, but not a single human being can be taught to feel. why? because whenever you think or you believe or you know, you’re a lot of other people: but the moment you feel, you’re...
wednesday, the beginning of a much longer note to a friend. something i’ve been thinking about lately. good night & xo.
it’s officially winter here the past 2 days have been cold 15 degrees - cold. i’m grateful that i wake up early & walk every morning [no matter what] because there’s something pretty sweet about a quiet city about the newness, the light, the...
no surprises [radionhead cover] | regina spektor |...
“strength does not come from physical capacity. it comes from an indomitable...”
– mahatma gandhi