‘not knowing is the most intimate thing.’ Not knowing means to be open to all eventualities, to not prejudge a person or situation. If your mind is full of preconceived notions, there is no room for an unbiased view. It is like when your hands are full of objects—you cannot pick up anything new. A closed mind causes separation and suspicion. Like an umbrella, a...
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I tremble
at the thought
of unquenchable fires
that consume my very self
and yet you
You are the one
who taught me how to breathe
To breathe the fire
that dragons
once breathed
©Louis Carrico
If aching left my hands to guess
and if ever I wondered
if someone loved me
I am now strong enough
to know I am not looking
for an approval of myself
from anyone or anything
I am in fact so sure
that if my hands were left
empty and starving
they could feed on the very
frenzy of it
©Louis Carrico
"not ten minutes ago, I tried to kill a stray cat with a cabbage"
Vincent Price from The Tomb of Ligeia
For all those who have given themselves completely for something. Mlle. Claudel born on December 8th, 1864 and died on October 19, 1943 (this coming Saturday is the 70th anniversary of her death).
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Husker Du: Amusement
Shearwater and Sharon Van Etten
Roky Erickson: Mine Mine Mind
Pink Floyd: See Emily Play
The Cal Tjader Trio
The Animals is Here
The Animals are Back
The Dave Brubeck Trio
Garbage and Screaming Females
Bombino:
The White Stripes: Elephant...
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