I recently typed up some notes on truth-telling in writing – its importance, I suppose. I just realized its mad importance. I’ve been reading Dostoyevsky’s “The Devils” and it’s been a long time since I ached to read after I put the book down. I’m flying through it. It began as a rather silly, cute…
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3/18/18 ~ thankful list of Spring
We must live life joyfully because God has painted this picture for us in vibrant tones and pastels and sombre black, he has written this dance for all to play a part, created a clock of intricate delicacy, and it ticks and tocks to the beat of his heart. Therefore, “remember your Creator in the…
At Delphi
She holds her hands before her face So she cannot see, but feels instead. Her open palms take and gratefully receive Without the barrier of sight. She grows in a sequestered place, Where the dark is warm, Where laughter creeps along the floor And winds through her fingers in ribbons; Where, eyes closed and bathed…
A Response to Plato, who Bans the Poets
Dear Plato, Beauty is the beginning… Sometimes, I wonder about beauty. Beauty must be what God is, what heaven will be to our senses. Different people perceive beauty differently, but for me, the most profound occurs in chiaroscuro–the interplay of shadow and light. I thrill at the moment dissonance blooms into harmony. Chills whisper down…