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mk  ·  4754 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Art of Losing, Part 2
Very nice.

A favorite poem is tough. Not quite a poem, but Shakespeare's:

  Hour by hour we ripe and ripe
  And hour by hour we rot and rot
  And thereby hangs a tale
That sticks with me, and comes to mind from time to time.

Reading this, the quote sometimes attributed to Charles de Gaulle:

  The cemeteries are full of indispensable men.
came to mind. Eventually, we are lost. Just like those we've lost. Not only do we have no choice, we don't even get to pick the timing.

Yeah, I think this kind of stuff comes to mind more and more as time passes.

Great piece.





cW  ·  4752 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I love both quotes. And really, they both fit my definition of poetry, as open ended as that is. I can see how they would both become refrains. In a beautiful case of synchronicity (or, a "bunching"), the de Gaulle quote showed up in the film we watched the evening after your reply. ("certified copy," in case you're curious ... Really well done film, incidentally, featuring La Binoche).

It seems my light example of loss is serving to raise all the heavier issues related, which was what I'd hoped would happen on some level, but wasn't sure it would succeed. To seem to discuss lightness while discussing heaviness is exactly my preferred brand of sleight of hand. I've been pursuing the theme in more grave, head on ways, and this tack may be the most effective yet. We'll see.

Anyway, really glad you enjoyed this one. Thanks for reading, and for your responses.