Lacquered Beach
Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun. –… Continue reading
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Calm Winter Waters
Not in Utopia, — subterranean fields, — Or some secreted island, Heaven knows where! But in the very world, which is the world Of all of us, — the place where in the… Continue reading
Ice Caps
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore… I hear it in the deep heart’s core. – William Butler Yeats
Fire and Ice
Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I… Continue reading
Clinging Breakwater Ice
What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What’s the proper salutation between people… Continue reading