#early darkness

[rajavomwaldesrand]

enmiljontystnader Early darkness

[gregorygalloway]

How can you say earth should give me joy?  Each thing born is my burden; I cannot succeed with all of you. And you would like to dictate to me, you would like to tell me who among you is most valuable, who most resembles me. And you hold up as an example the pure life, the detachment you struggle to acheive-- How can you understand me when you cannot understand yourselves? Your memory is not powerful enough, it will not reach back far enough-- Never forget you are my children. You are not suffering because you touched each other but because you were born, because you required life separate from me.            

“Early Darkness” by Louise Glück (born 22 April 1943)

[rajavomwaldesrand]

enmiljontystnader Early darkness

[nsantand]

Louise Glück - Trevas primitivas

Louise Glück – Trevas primitivas

Como vocês podem dizer que a terra deveria me dar prazer? Cada coisa nascida é meu fardo; eu não posso ter êxito com todos vocês.

E vocês gostariam de mandar em mim, vocês gostariam de dizer-me quem dentre todos é mais valioso, quem mais se parece comigo. E se apresentam como um exemplo de vida pura, o distanciamento que lutam para alcançar —

Como vocês podem me compreender quando não conseguem…

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[eurigmorgan]

It's 5:30 and its completely dark outside. Somebody needs to do something

[saigobe]

“I dont hate it he thought, panting in the cold air, the iron New England dark; I dont. I dont! I dont hate it! I dont hate it!”

“I dont hate it he thought, panting in the cold air, the iron New England dark; I dont. I dont! I dont hate it! I dont hate it!”

Last night was bitterly cold. It was 7˚. Everything which had melted froze again. My front step was so icy I was afraid to walk on it. I thought it was an accident waiting to happen, but it didn’t. I got in and out of the house without incident. Gracie slides on the last couple of deck steps. They have been de-iced several times as have the front steps. Today is currently 36˚, the predicted low.…

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[saigobe]

"From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first."

“From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.”

This morning it sprinkled a bit, and though it has stopped, the clouds remain. Today is chilly and dreary. When I look out my windows, I see more and more dead leaves hanging from the oak trees. A small tree with some red leaves is all I have left of the colors of fall. Hunker down time is nearer and nearer. Night has begun encroaching. With the change in time, with the end of daylight saving, it…

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[saigobe]

“The light teaches you to convert life into a festive promenade."

“The light teaches you to convert life into a festive promenade.”

The Winter Solstice is official at 6:03 EST tonight, the longest night and the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere. We are moving back to the light.

It always seemed unfair somehow when darkness came so early. We had the street light curfew so winter afternoons for playing outside were short, and if it was cold or snowy or windy, we sometimes didn’t go out at all. We played games, watched TV,…

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