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Before the Fire, Dusk

The old man at duskcomes around the bend puffing his cigar and a bat shadows me as I walk towards the sun, its alchemy golding pine needles on the ground,igniting grape vines.  Hills recline in the distancesmudged by a hand working … Continue reading

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Simone Weil: Happy Beachgoer

“The sea is not less beautiful in our eyes because we know that ships are sometimes wrecked by it.  On the contrary, this adds to its beauty,” says Simone Weil, French philosopher in a poetic mood.  She’s right: the endless surface of … Continue reading

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