poem
"The world’s before you on the screen
But nothing speaks —
Just the keen
Of devices counting down
The numbers till their arbitrary end..."
Very much how I view our modern New Year observances. Really enjoyed this one, Iris.
Thanks, James!
This made me think of Cocteau's famous line "Je suis un mensonge qui dit toujours la vérité." (at least it's attributed to him):
"Why can’t you be more honest/In your lies?"
That would be it - I thought those lines reminded me of something I'd read before.
The growth and rebirth of the town is the concrescence of a million acts. - Christopher Alexander, The Timeless Way of Building
"The world’s before you on the screen
But nothing speaks —
Just the keen
Of devices counting down
The numbers till their arbitrary end..."
Very much how I view our modern New Year observances. Really enjoyed this one, Iris.
Thanks, James!
This made me think of Cocteau's famous line "Je suis un mensonge qui dit toujours la vérité." (at least it's attributed to him):
"Why can’t you be more honest/In your lies?"
That would be it - I thought those lines reminded me of something I'd read before.
The growth and rebirth of the town is the concrescence of a million acts. - Christopher Alexander, The Timeless Way of Building