“Days and months are travellers of eternity. So are the years that pass by. Those who steer a boat across the sea, or drive a horse over the earth till they succumb to the weight of years, spend every minute of their lives travelling. There are a great number of ancients, too, who died on the road. I myself have been tempted by the cloud-moving wind---filled with a strong desire to wander.”—BashÅ.
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Christmas 1944
This is me 63 years ago. I wish I had time to write more today.
Thanks all for comments. I did mean to write more, and express some thanks and good wishes to you all, but seized a few moments only on Christmas Day, while meanwhile preparing a new post . . .
Vincent, I normally ignore 'merry christmas' stuff, but so many have been saying it to me this year that I have said it more than ever, but always in response, not self-generated..but my best to you Vincent!
Love the pic, good to see like a window to some real life stuff, gives imagination and thoughts to me, thanks.
I should have left this on the latest post, but forgot to, I usually am best when I first wake, and I use pen and paper with lots of scribbling and messing with ideas, eventually, a cloud like thought arises and I make a post from it, this is sort of my method, and in the process I am sort of ignorant of how it is being written, rely on whatever knowledge I have behind me, and the inspiration helps the formation too, so it is almost 'automatic' writing. I just couldn't handle a book on it, but I do use a dictionary from time to time. I always used to write with pen and paper, it was always a sacred thing to me, a necessary thing, tho usually no one read it.
“Vincent” is the unreliable narrator of these occasional pieces, in which mere fact is sometimes scorned for the sake of a greater truth, if it can be found.
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This is me 63 years ago. I wish I had time to write more today.
9 comments:
May the seasons' blessings shower you and yours, Vincent! Merry Christmas!
Oh Hayden, thanks! And you too, and your dreams and plans and your past history. What would the present moment be without all those?
Cute picture.
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Merry Christmas to you as well Vincent. I hope it was a grand day for you!
you were indeed very cute vincent.
i am sure you still are. age gives a certain kind of cuteness.
Merry day after Christmas!
And I love the photo too.
Thanks all for comments. I did mean to write more, and express some thanks and good wishes to you all, but seized a few moments only on Christmas Day, while meanwhile preparing a new post . . .
Vincent, I normally ignore 'merry christmas' stuff, but so many have been saying it to me this year that I have said it more than ever, but always in response, not self-generated..but my best to you Vincent!
Love the pic, good to see like a window to some real life stuff, gives imagination and thoughts to me, thanks.
I should have left this on the latest post, but forgot to, I usually am best when I first wake, and I use pen and paper with lots of scribbling and messing with ideas, eventually, a cloud like thought arises and I make a post from it, this is sort of my method, and in the process I am sort of ignorant of how it is being written, rely on whatever knowledge I have behind me, and the inspiration helps the formation too, so it is almost 'automatic' writing. I just couldn't handle a book on it, but I do use a dictionary from time to time. I always used to write with pen and paper, it was always a sacred thing to me, a necessary thing, tho usually no one read it.
Good holidays to you Vincent, keep the fire!
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