Monthly Archives: August 2020

Joyful, joyful, joyful…. Pablo Neruda

Posted on 26 August 2020 by xineann

Joyful, joyful, joyful,as only dogs know how to be happywith only the autonomyof their shameless spirit.– Pablo Neruda

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Blackberrying, Sylvia Plath

Posted on 16 August 2020 by xineann

Blackberrying Nobody in the lane, and nothing, nothing but blackberries,Blackberries on either side, though on the right mainly,A blackberry alley, going down in hooks, and a seaSomewhere at the end of it, heaving. BlackberriesBig as the ball of my thumb, … Continue reading →

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For Nothing is Fixed…. James Baldwin

Posted on 12 August 2020 by xineann

For nothing is fixed, forever and forever and forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing, the sea does not cease to grind down rock. Generations do not cease to be born, and … Continue reading →

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Path, Jack Hirschman

Posted on 10 August 2020 by xineann

Go to your broken heart.If you think you don’t have one, get one. To get one, be sincere.Learn sincerity of intent by lettinglife enter because you’re helpless, really,to do otherwise.Even as you try escaping, let it take youand tear you … Continue reading →

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