a comet in trousers



“...I have gathered them all together
like a casual group of strangers
at this meeting place under my roof
who will never meet again
their relationship only supplied by me
who told them to come here
to wait and be silent on my wall
while I contemplate
not their nature but my own
and know as much about myself
by proxy as from looking deep
into the mirror of what i am

it is very puzzling
this flow of self outward”


- Al Purdy ON MY WORKROOM WALL


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  • I have done without electricity, and tend the fireplace and stove myself. Evenings, I light the old lamps. There is no running water, and I pump the water from the well. I chop the wood and cook the food. These simple acts make man simple and how difficult it is to be simple!
    • #Carl Jung
    ^^^ Monday, September 3, 2012