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Full Fathom
I did first ask if it was too soon. In this case, to bowdlerize the first sentence of Love in the Time of Cholera: “It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the run on spices … Continue reading
Posted in Love and Loss
Tagged Argentinian mistress, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, grief, José Saramago’s Death with Interruptions, kiran desai, Louis Untermeyer, love, One Hundred Years of Solitude, pandemic, positive and negative space, Shakespeare, Smoots and measures, social distance, solitude, The Inheritance of Loss, The Tempest, The Tempest Act 1 Scene 2, violet envelopes
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Autumn’s Impalpable Ash
if I look at the crystal moon, at the red branch of the slow autumn at my window, if I touch near the fire the impalpable ash or the wrinkled body of the log, everything carries me to you, … Continue reading
Purple Chimes and Valentines
“Sweet as” was in the glossary I picked up from fellow travelers during my recent adventure. It’s a New Zealand term of assurance: all is well, “no worries” (a phrase that now hits my ear as well-meaning but oxymoronic, a double-negative … Continue reading
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Tagged friendship, John Hiatt, love, postday, sweet, sweet as, tagadap, Valentines, Weekly Photo Challenge
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Forever Home
“Tom Brady.” Hand-printed on the SPCA’s yellow card. Male, tri-color Age: 1 – 1 1/2 Why here? Stray, found in Nottingham NH Responds to name: Yes House trained: semi The penultimate question’s answer would prove inaccurate, … Continue reading
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Tagged beagles, Brady, forever homes, letting go, love, M.C. Escher, SPCA
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