Brecht on life

In Praise of the Fighters Those who are weak don't fight. Those who are stronger might fight for an hour. Those who are stronger still might fight for many years. The strongest fight their whole life. They are the indispensable ones.

-- from the version of The Mother that Brecht did with composer Hans Eisler in 1931.

Mental note: Find the original German version.

The 10 Worst Sonnets Based on Buzzfeed Lists

A new sonnet for you, by me: 'This Poem Will Blow Your Tits Clean Off.' pic.twitter.com/UHrDGTV7Um

— Richard (@_L_M_C_) October 28, 2015

The determined coward ...

What might the determined coward look like?

I suppose it has something to do with perseverance in cold dark places and severe conditions, when sheep are enjoying greener pastures elsewhere.

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Return of a classic ...

Tweet a poem in flowchart ...

https://twitter.com/brian_bilston/...

Monkey selfie

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_selfie 

Because ...

... you wanted more than you deserve,

you get less than you are worth.

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Olympic spirit

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Carpe Diem

It was a burden almost too much to bear

But what is a holier experience
a more infinite blessing
than that of being alive
of being in the realm of the living
capable of action and influence
capable of walking a line
when it would seem all is pushing you from it
but you know it must be done
its a marathon to go the distance

finally crossing ...
no need to ask what is next
just to collapse in happiness
and thank those who walked with you
and gave a hand and urged you on
when all hope was lost

finally crossing the line

it was a burden too great to bear
were it not shared with friends.

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Poetry of an interlude

Where's the poetry in that?
... It won't be found.

Nay, here it be:
... A decry,
on grounds of a
complete and utter lack;
Poetry of emptiness;
Poetry of imagining it could be otherwise;
Poetry of higher expectations;
Poetry of dissatisfaction
... with where the universe has put you now

(There have been so many other richer moments).
Poetry of an interlude,
a musical rest
without which there would be no music.


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Ouroboros

Writer's imagination ...

"It is an extremely common mistake. People think the writer's imagination is always at work, that he's constantly inventing an endless supply of incidents and episodes; that he simply dreams up his stories out of thin air. In point of fact, the opposite is true. Once the public knows you're a writer, they bring the characters and events to you. And as long as you maintain your ability to look, and to carefully listen, these stories will continue to..."

                                 --- The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) - Opening remarks

Imagine imperceptible change

Our senses

perceive change 

far better 

than our memories

If change is slow enough

it doesn't feel like change at all

Bridging time-scales

is not a trivial task

from a neuronal perspective

A topic for the imagination.

Bring chocolate
and a wooden spoon.

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You ask, what is my art?

My life it is my art,
this road I walk
                 my canvas.
My body is my brush,
God knows
                 What are the colours?


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Nothing was as perfect ...

Nothing was as perfect
as it's told in the bible

God especially,
an exaggeration of man,
likes parable.

The rough, raw, and real bits
are leaft to the imagination
to imagine.

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Some time alive

Getting from A → B
The reason plain 2C
Easy as 1 2 3
from 9 2 5

Abroad in search of fun
Full moon and rising suns
Need some space to run,
some time alive

Getting from C → D
Tweedle dum and Tweedle dee
king coal and the fiddlers three
from 9 2 5

Abroad and back at home
Don't call me on the phone
Need some time alone,
some time alive

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What a view ...

Katskhi Pillar Monk, Maxime Qavtaradze, Renews Age-Old Tradition In Georgia
http://thestylite.com/gallery.html 

Natura enim humanus

Natura enim humanus animus agilis est et pronus ad motus

Nature of the human mind to be active and prone to wandering

Natur des menschlichen Geistes aktiv und anfällig für Bewegung zu sein

Be an interplanetary spy ...

They just don't make interactive entertainment like they used to in the 80s ... Think of the children!

Some relatively real issues ...

``Getting outside of the box, is more than just getting out of the box and walking away ...''