“That we may not fall short of desire, but let us give way to the unspoken passion hidden in the closet of our discretion. (“Crépuscule du désir”)”
― Erik Pevernagie
Tag: memory
I N V I S I B L E . S I L K
The most widely raised type of silkworm, the larva of the ‘Bombyx mori’, no longer exists anywhere in a natural state. As my encyclopedia poignantly puts it: ‘The legs of the larvae have degenerated, and the adults no longer fly’.
– Jeffrey Eugenides
C h e r r y | L o v e s | T o o
“Your life should always come with hot fudge, whipped cream, and a cherry on top.”
― A.D. Posey
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“Her purse was a weight, ballast; it tethered her to the earth as her mind floated away.”
~ Anne Lamott
M O U N T A I N S
We are masterpieces in the making. Our soul’s contrast between light and dark provides a unique form that promises to be our most significant treasure and discovery.
C H O R U S
“Impermanence” Standing with my towel wrapped around my waist I faced the mirror and read the word I’d written in the fog the prior day. Each day I wrote a new word, sometimes for myself and sometimes for the child entering behind me. This word was for me.
L O V E S P L I T
It is time to prepare dinner but I’m tired and the children have digitally shape-shifted Though admittedly I’m not far behind
