This one reminded me of you, jyan.

Kinda belated, but a big big thank you for putting up with me throughout my depression.

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Something Else
Christian Barter

I know a woman who calls me
every week or so when she has something
on her mind and starts by saying,
"I have something to talk about
but let's start by talking about
something else." It helps her ( Read more... )

okite mitsu / nete mitsu kaya no / hirosa kana
I sleep, I wake:
how wide
the empty bed.

Kaga no Chiyo (1703-1775)

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Visiting someone in a hospital recently, I watched an elderly couple. The man was in a wheelchair, the wife sitting next to him in the visitors' room. For the half-hour that I watched they never exchanged a word, just held hands ( Read more... )

Things to Do in the Belly of the Whale
by Dan Albergotti

Measure the walls. Count the ribs. Notch the long days.
Look up for blue sky through the spout. Make small fires
with the broken hulls of fishing boats. Practice smoke signals.
Call old friends, and listen for echoes of distant voices.
Organize your calendar. Dream of the beach. Look each ( Read more... )

S is for Silvain today, who played in the snow. :)