Wow, did you ever think of turning this into a novel? European literature had characters like this, not America literature so much. It doesn’t contain people who think deeply about life as far as I know.
But this guy! I could imagine him getting into some kind of situations living the way he does, writing eternal truths from the depths of his musty soul.
The part starting from “he no longer agrees or disagrees with the sentiments of the dead….” made me think of both a gatekeeper and a priest protecting the dead and their eternal sleep. As for the rest, loneliness and poverty might very well be his blessing and his curse… thank you for the honesty of writing and for sharing such a sensitive and profound poem with us 🙏
Offering potent reminders and important guidance, as well as bringing gratitude for the decisions I’ve made to live a more intellectually rich and simple, unencumbered life —
Pragtig!!!! What I like about receiving these e-mails with the most incredible writings is that it touches my thinking but without bravery I cannot even think of writing stuff like this. Maybe it is the way we were brought up or I know only too well what people would say. Very little of it in support but mired in negativity and the bleeding obvious. Thanks - a keeper for me to feel encouraged in a world so centred on possessions and keeping the statuesque. Dankie baie!!!!
Wow, did you ever think of turning this into a novel? European literature had characters like this, not America literature so much. It doesn’t contain people who think deeply about life as far as I know.
But this guy! I could imagine him getting into some kind of situations living the way he does, writing eternal truths from the depths of his musty soul.
The part starting from “he no longer agrees or disagrees with the sentiments of the dead….” made me think of both a gatekeeper and a priest protecting the dead and their eternal sleep. As for the rest, loneliness and poverty might very well be his blessing and his curse… thank you for the honesty of writing and for sharing such a sensitive and profound poem with us 🙏
"He’s a man these days who
communes more with the dead
than the living, a man who finds more
beauty in the shadows than the light, a
man with empty pockets and
a heated soul —"
I am also this man... Happily.
and this is why we are poetic outlaws.
quite picturesque and moving. artists we are!
I needed to read this... I feel renewed; and now...grateful.
It's beautiful and just perfect.
Offering potent reminders and important guidance, as well as bringing gratitude for the decisions I’ve made to live a more intellectually rich and simple, unencumbered life —
“Never re-examining the
underlying deceptions
that sustain their lives, they live in the
clutches of cliches, their voices
dull and tremulous, their minds
easily susceptible to the assault
of the most ludicrous
demagoguery.”
So true yet again simply put but I recogonise it all as life but to the young hopefully relisation.We are out there.
Thank you. I sense an autobiographical vibe.
He hits it home. I love this guy! Thank you.
Beautifully written. Just beautiful 💙
Loved this!
Pragtig!!!! What I like about receiving these e-mails with the most incredible writings is that it touches my thinking but without bravery I cannot even think of writing stuff like this. Maybe it is the way we were brought up or I know only too well what people would say. Very little of it in support but mired in negativity and the bleeding obvious. Thanks - a keeper for me to feel encouraged in a world so centred on possessions and keeping the statuesque. Dankie baie!!!!
Saving this. Thank you.
Applause!!! Bravo!