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The Song of Nachiketas
“At last his father turned on him in anger. ‘Enough!’ he said. ‘Why should I give you to God? I’d rather hand you over to Death!’ As a dutiful son, Nachiketas took him at his word, and set out at once for the House of Death.” – The Katha Upanishad, translated by Thomas Byrom I.…
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Birds of Dawn
A beautiful track by Stephan Micus, from his 2002 album Towards the Wind: shimmering, cracked-crystal kalimba accompaniments, with some kind of shawm-like instrument in the foreground. Although I’m sitting on the couch, vaguely wishing I could sit around or snooze and skip today’s meetings and working luncheons, this is cheering – sinuous beauty, moving forms,…
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Flash of bitterness
While running around today – office, meeting, shopping, home – several things, pleasant and un-, came into my head to write about; but instead – just one small thing: those New Zealand tourism commercials are running again, with their seductive jingles, beautiful landscapes, and happy families (especially the amazingly hunky, athletic dads with their shirts…
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Luxuries
A bit sleepy/groggy tonight, don’t know why. Too much sugar, perhaps?… Brought back from Spain: turrón, several kinds – egg yolk and sugar, which I love (and which I was told doesn’t last, so I bought only one); almond paste and crushed almonds; and chocolate with almonds. Didn’t bother with the wafer and egg whites…
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Reality
My eldest sister is in the hospital for an operation… it unfortunately brings up some worry; she is always cool and offhand about serious things (she is, in fact, always the unflappably dependable one, the smart one, the one who raises no fuss – typical eldest child in that context). But of course the rest…
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Ravel glides through my fingers into air. My touch is shaky, robe falling loose, aches span my ribs, so tired. Not tired of thinking of you: dark, broad chords spin out past the lamp’s circle. Conjuring you into the room behind me: would you turn away if I made a mistake, would you leave the…
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Paul Attinello 