stand against the void

(by frank r. paul via richard de angelis in retro rockets fb)

"Merriment, extorted by sallies of imagination, sprightliness of remark, or quickness of reply is too often what the Latins call the Sardinian laughter, a distortion of the face without gladness of heart." --The Rambler

The Showboat.

the order of the days
surprises me enough
to break uneasy doze

the order of the days
bringing the harm it does
nor handle to this knife

the order of the days
surprises me enough

Delillo on Trump.

(california wildfires via michelle rhea on fb)

"At some point, America will have to come to some sort of reckoning with the fact that war is the only full-employment program, the only education subsidy and the only social assistance that the Republican party will support." --mhoye