Don’t ask, it’s wrong to know,what fates the gods us bestow. Don’t seek for answers in stars divine,endure and let your heart align. Winters come, or this our last,waves against the rocks are cast. Pour your wine, drink it slow,let your hopes ebb and go. Time flows as we speak,seize today, tomorrow’s far and bleak.… Mehr lesen "Carpe Diem (Ode on Fate, Horace 1:11)
Resist loss of the miraculousby lowering your standardsfor what constitutes a miracle. It is all a fucking miracle. Resume the facethe desolate facethe radiant facethe face that has become your own. Though all your life you have resisted it. (Louise Erdrich, Advice to myself #2: Resistance)
The river flows, a winding pathFrom mountain peak to ocean vastCarving canyons, shaping stoneSeeking, always, the unknown Daring leaps off jagged cliffsMist rising as the water shiftsChurning currents, froth and roarRolling boulders, grinding shore Peaceful stretches, languid plainsLazy loops with gentle refrainsSunbeams dance on ripples brightHerons wade in the sparkling light Forests green the mossy… Mehr lesen "The river
The time will comewhen, with elation,you will greet yourself arrivingat your own door, in your own mirror,and each will smile at the other’s welcome, and say, sit here. Eat.You will love again the stranger who was your self.Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heartto itself, to the stranger who has loved you all your… Mehr lesen "Love After Love
Du fragst dich vielleicht, was aus dir werden soll - gelähmt von Unbekanntem und dem, was du hättest tun sollen - du schaust vielleicht auf dein Leben und denkst, es ist zu spät, um zu lieben und zu tanzen - das war nicht dein Schicksal - lass dich nicht von der Angst einwickeln - wälze dich nicht in Zweifeln - die Welt hinter deiner Tür lädt dich ein, herauszukommen - wage den Sprung - wer weiß, was du finden wirst - Schönheit, Freude und Licht warten auf dich. Mehr lesen "alles wartet auf dich
