Matter and Spirit
A shadow empties itself into a river.
No one sees.
But the cloth for washing the bodies of the dead
softens, gentles a little.
Neither the cloth nor the body feels this,
yet it matters. Someone else, you see, is there,
in the blunt and blind of grace--
Someone stands silent,
listening, the looped cotton held in her hand.
-Jane Hirschfield
In memory of dear Alan from this moment, he will be missed for his wit, beautiful pictures, and wonderful intelligence. Condolences to his family and friends. He was the original inspiration for this blog. Alan I did manage to eat that city with your song in my heart, sleep well.
3 comments:
this is beautiful, and the flower is too
we will all miss Alan
I learned so much from his blog posts. I would go look up more information from his posts and it was a great education in so many things. He will indeed be missed.
It is too sad to think of him gone.
I miss him so much already.
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