tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73415299463711007792024-03-13T06:04:24.016-04:00the beautiful foolishness of thingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger182125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-61572354224780419812014-01-30T19:50:00.001-05:002014-01-30T19:52:04.076-05:00180<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d4Zojc87X7U/UuryU4BSMbI/AAAAAAAAEhk/TgiExJXzb60/s1600/foolishness+180.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d4Zojc87X7U/UuryU4BSMbI/AAAAAAAAEhk/TgiExJXzb60/s1600/foolishness+180.jpg" height="400" width="600" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
with the fall of its last petal<br />
the flower revealed her<br />
in all her unseen splendour.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-38149875609378086672013-10-23T15:41:00.000-04:002014-01-30T19:51:26.439-05:00179<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ba6jHn8BvM/UdLz834gG8I/AAAAAAAAC4w/qh61UIv0J-s/s1600/quiet1.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ba6jHn8BvM/UdLz834gG8I/AAAAAAAAC4w/qh61UIv0J-s/s640/quiet1.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
one day she revealed<br />
that the opacity of things<br />
was but the glean.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-79363251928411908302012-12-15T19:59:00.002-05:002012-12-17T11:11:42.699-05:00178<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xdh0-3fYGJU/UM9EITPEP6I/AAAAAAAADts/fmE4-2Q6EqY/s1600/178sm.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xdh0-3fYGJU/UM9EITPEP6I/AAAAAAAADts/fmE4-2Q6EqY/s1600/178sm.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
her secret lay<br />
in letting others<br />
seek her.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-24868932046171382012-12-15T09:24:00.002-05:002012-12-15T09:24:25.692-05:00177<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kN8bibn70U4/UMyHKPpdWQI/AAAAAAAADsg/ED5-Ly6wjRI/s1600/177sm.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kN8bibn70U4/UMyHKPpdWQI/AAAAAAAADsg/ED5-Ly6wjRI/s1600/177sm.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
even their obscurity<br />
she tended with light.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-6402001234523641952012-12-01T01:09:00.001-05:002012-12-15T21:40:13.126-05:00176<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GjMl-4JUYdI/ULmeqfSiR5I/AAAAAAAADqE/HnjnkxASevQ/s1600/176sm.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GjMl-4JUYdI/ULmeqfSiR5I/AAAAAAAADqE/HnjnkxASevQ/s1600/176sm.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
they were her dream,<br />
and she theirs.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-28262869712686253472012-07-16T09:44:00.003-04:002012-07-16T09:44:35.401-04:00175<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;">
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<br />
they remained susceptible to longing,<br />
for bliss was but the shadow <span style="background-color: white;">of desire.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-46922896647862366242012-06-23T16:57:00.000-04:002012-06-23T17:22:54.521-04:00174<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;">
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<br />
with few exceptions,<br />
they preferred the luxuriant,<br />
the profuse, the fertile.<br />
yet seeing that they would often<br />
lose themselves within it,<br />
she had her ways to remind them<br />
of the essential.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-66397360058067345292012-06-02T12:56:00.001-04:002012-06-02T19:53:28.027-04:00173<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;">
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<br />
many found her vague<br />
or inapparent;<br />
yet she was anything but.<br />
whenever necessary<br />
she would supply<br />
the world as proof.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-17137024981026494672012-05-12T14:23:00.001-04:002012-05-12T14:23:17.421-04:00172<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;">
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<br />
it was also necessary<br />
to become aware<br />
that blood<br />
coursed through the veins<br />
of silence.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-18662959255969236712012-04-24T21:26:00.001-04:002012-04-24T22:04:31.370-04:00171<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;">
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<br />
for those who had lost sight of her,<br />
she left a trail of tears<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"></span>dappling the pale blue of the sky.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-88635358877175627302012-04-02T19:06:00.002-04:002012-04-02T19:06:19.782-04:00170<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;">
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others found suns</div>
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where there was only light.</div>
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<span style="color: white;">.</span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-77960790299550046032012-02-25T09:02:00.001-05:002012-02-25T16:10:14.359-05:00169<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;">
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however brief, some would still,<br />
occasionally, let the world<br />
reveal itself as luminous.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-31065969196102795372012-01-02T10:54:00.004-05:002012-01-02T10:55:26.347-05:00168<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;">
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<br />
and there were even times<br />
when all that she could taste<br />
was the bliss of an empty bowl of tea.<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="color: white;">.</span></div>
<div>
<span style="color: white;">.</span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-12097730740557069832011-11-25T14:47:00.001-05:002011-11-25T14:47:57.898-05:00167<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-memngSHwjqw/Ts_wxsPMSHI/AAAAAAAACzQ/nSewcAj6BbM/s1600/167sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-memngSHwjqw/Ts_wxsPMSHI/AAAAAAAACzQ/nSewcAj6BbM/s1600/167sm.jpg" /></a></div><br />
her hesitation too<br />
brought forth worlds.<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-24751619666672136842011-10-17T16:23:00.001-04:002011-10-17T16:28:51.360-04:00166<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-94-nwwJxato/TpyN4-OoPiI/AAAAAAAACuk/8rfdipu6ewc/s1600/166sm.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-94-nwwJxato/TpyN4-OoPiI/AAAAAAAACuk/8rfdipu6ewc/s1600/166sm.jpg" /></a></div><br />
and there were those too<br />
who often without realizing it<br />
took seat upon the remnants of light.<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-11648252061604685612011-09-19T21:06:00.001-04:002011-09-20T07:55:41.550-04:00165<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QZSah1Mrp0Y/Tnfm3Q9I56I/AAAAAAAACsA/wvq9hNDTqVc/s1600/165.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QZSah1Mrp0Y/Tnfm3Q9I56I/AAAAAAAACsA/wvq9hNDTqVc/s1600/165.jpg" /></a></div><br />
those who remained with lowered gaze<br />
had the opportunity to realize that their shadow<br />
and hers were always one.<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-60212166570957172172011-09-12T16:28:00.000-04:002011-09-12T16:28:53.467-04:00164<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MNiiPSI4W4I/Tm5rQiQ4ddI/AAAAAAAACrc/fxmrnOVpkdY/s1600/164sm.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MNiiPSI4W4I/Tm5rQiQ4ddI/AAAAAAAACrc/fxmrnOVpkdY/s1600/164sm.jpg" /></a></div><br />
she wavered gently between,<br />
so that one always had the choice<br />
whether to drift or drown.<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-35877296637436568252011-09-07T18:15:00.000-04:002011-09-07T18:15:54.040-04:00163<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y-tdYdIx_5E/Tmfsner8qRI/AAAAAAAACrQ/bYBgXZ31Zx0/s1600/163m.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y-tdYdIx_5E/Tmfsner8qRI/AAAAAAAACrQ/bYBgXZ31Zx0/s1600/163m.jpg" /></a></div><br />
she forgot no one—<br />
even the animals<br />
traced her absence.<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-53607791251827489712011-08-20T09:39:00.001-04:002011-08-20T09:39:13.576-04:00162<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rb7-lMZpEwY/Tk-3nSgGqKI/AAAAAAAACqw/8ZWbnZjIfkc/s1600/162sm.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rb7-lMZpEwY/Tk-3nSgGqKI/AAAAAAAACqw/8ZWbnZjIfkc/s1600/162sm.jpg" /></a></div><br />
unassuming<br />
all flowed into her.<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-90498707112933756322011-07-08T15:47:00.001-04:002011-07-08T15:50:18.007-04:00161<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-93jOQr6Y7KY/Thddeoh30FI/AAAAAAAACiY/yS2OCmU0fmU/s1600/161sm.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-93jOQr6Y7KY/Thddeoh30FI/AAAAAAAACiY/yS2OCmU0fmU/s1600/161sm.jpg" /></a></div><br />
some sought within.<br />
others sought without.<br />
neither, however, seemed to notice<br />
that limits themselves could be luminous.<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-54719312395500678462011-06-06T17:00:00.001-04:002011-06-06T17:01:34.132-04:00160<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j8n2Rht3DuU/Te0_AWu1T-I/AAAAAAAACeo/FIkZ8tIGJ8w/s1600/160sm.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j8n2Rht3DuU/Te0_AWu1T-I/AAAAAAAACeo/FIkZ8tIGJ8w/s1600/160sm.jpg" /></a></div><br />
"1...2...3..." silently, to themselves,<br />
they counted how many steps it would take<br />
until they would be washed away.<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-58359020549421249612011-04-25T13:31:00.001-04:002011-04-25T13:49:38.522-04:00159<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_PM62qphR3M/TbWvb5ABWpI/AAAAAAAACcI/cyS-nEzNGzk/s1600/159.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_PM62qphR3M/TbWvb5ABWpI/AAAAAAAACcI/cyS-nEzNGzk/s1600/159.jpg" /></a></div><br />
by withdrawing she would<br />
allow one to trawl<br />
the otherwise inaccessible.<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-19721353117978631252011-04-20T11:50:00.002-04:002011-04-20T12:10:33.190-04:00158<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oMBEUBuMAsM/Ta7-mXtTK9I/AAAAAAAACb4/B9fm8UF3G10/s1600/158.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oMBEUBuMAsM/Ta7-mXtTK9I/AAAAAAAACb4/B9fm8UF3G10/s1600/158.jpg" /></a></div><br />
obscure,<br />
her crossings.<br />
<br />
the most sure<br />
forever indiscernible.<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-54716297319532625192011-03-09T09:15:00.001-05:002011-03-09T09:32:16.912-05:00157<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Dq9cbyV9Q4U/TXeJy7szjgI/AAAAAAAACZc/zgpxxeYSzXE/s1600/157.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Dq9cbyV9Q4U/TXeJy7szjgI/AAAAAAAACZc/zgpxxeYSzXE/s1600/157.jpg" /></a></div><br />
she could only ever be seen<br />
not by those who ceased looking,<br />
but rather by those who exhausted it.<br />
<div style="color: white;"><br />
</div><div style="color: white;">.</div><span style="color: white;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341529946371100779.post-86133371085562320412011-02-13T17:49:00.000-05:002011-02-13T17:49:54.844-05:00156<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--cMyQM3NLyA/TVhfxNT-CWI/AAAAAAAACYA/rKE2kJ_iEp8/s1600/156.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--cMyQM3NLyA/TVhfxNT-CWI/AAAAAAAACYA/rKE2kJ_iEp8/s1600/156.jpg" /></a></div><br />
the abyss too<br />
was a bridge.<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com