black
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More ocean than terra firma. More shadow than form.

Adam Zagajewski

Human life and objects and trees vibrate with mysterious meanings, which can be deciphered like cuneiform writing.
ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI

Anand Thakur
And also read those whose darkness or malice or madness or greatness you can’t understand because only in this way will you grow, outlive yourself, and become what you are.
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Darkness Greatness Life Madness Malice Outline Understand
Time takes life away and gives us memory, gold with flame, black with embers.
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Away Black Ember Flame Giving Gold Memories Memory Take
This coming and going of the inner life – because this is what it is – is a curse and a blessing.
ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI

Anand Thakur
As if entrapped in a tropical heatwave, with dozens of whirlwinds swirling in one’s mind, one thinks of a way out, or a way in: out of the scorching bosom of a volcano, and in – into the centre of a raging hurricane.
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Boson Dozen Entrapped Heatwave Hurricane Mind Raging Scorching Swirling Tropical Volcano Whirlwind
Once in a while it vanishes – in the sense that I become deaf to beauty for a week or two or three.
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Anand Thakur
Read for yourselves, read for the sake of your inspiration, for the sweet turmoil in your lovely head.
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Greatness Head Inspiration Lovely Sake Sweet Turmoil Yourselves
But also read against yourselves, read for questioning and impotence, for despair and erudition…
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Against Also Despair Erudition Impotence Questioning Read Yourselves
More ocean than terra firma. More shadow than form.
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Firma Form More Ocean Terra
And tracing the labyrinthine ways of your mind, the haphazard vagaries of your thoughts at ease,
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Ease Hahazard Labyrinthine Mind Tracing Varies Way
Defend the value of the spiritual experience and if somebody tells you it’s an old fashioned notion, laugh loudly and serenely.
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Defend Experience Fashioned Loudly Notion Old Serenely Somebody Spiritual Value
A blessing because it brings about a movement, an energy which, when it peaks, creates a poem. Or a moment of happiness.
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Blessing Create Energy Happiness Moment Movement Peak
There exists a meaning, hidden from day to day, but accessible in moments of greatest attentiveness, in those moments when consciousness loves the world.
ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI

Anand Thakur
Cities at daybreak are no one’s, and have no names. And I, too, have no name, dawn, the stars growing pale, the train picking up speed.
ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI

Anand Thakur
A brilliant poet is at work here-a poet in the rugged landscape of conflict and pain.
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Brillant Conflict Landscape Pain Poet Work
Clear moments are so short. There is much more darkness.
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Anand Thakur

More ocean than terra firma. More shadow than form.

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