I Was Considering How i was considering how within night’s loose sack a star’s nibbling in- fin -i- tes- i -mal- ly devours darkness the hungry star which will e -ven tu- al -ly jiggle the bait of dawn and be jerked into eternity. when over my head a shooting star Bur s (t into a stale shriek like an alarm-clock)
E. E. Cummings, 100 Selected Poems, 1959.
I've a pocket full of dreams to sell," said Teddy, whimsically,... "What d'ye lack? What d'ye lack? A dream of success--a dream of adventure--a dream of the sea--a dream of the woodland--any kind of a dream you want at reasonable prices, including one or two unique little nightmares. What will you give me for a dream?
Lucy Maud Montgomery, Emily Climbs, 1925.
Dark Secret
Wassili Kandinsky, Couple à cheval, 1906-1907, huile sur toile, 55 x 50,5 cm, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich.
Source: “Le mythe de la couleur”, 29 juin au 21 novembre 2012, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martiny.
Paul Cézanne, Le pont de Maincy, 1879-1880, huile sur toile, 58,5 x 72,5 cm, musée d’Orsay, Paris.
Cassius Clay and his mother Odessa Grady Clay, Steve Schapiro, Louisville, USA, 1963.
市人よ Hey townspeople, 此笠うらふ I’ll sell you my woven hat, 雪の傘 The snow umbrella
Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)
Source: “American boxer Classius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) (center), dressed in a tuxedo, holds court at a diner with fans, friends, and admirers after his defeat of Sonny Liston”, Bob Gomel, 1964, Miami, USA.
Occasional traveller, full time dreamer. Teacher, optimist. Unicorns' lover and mail addict.
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