Tagged: presence
perhaps in all the
perhaps in all the
absences, we will recognize
that there is nothing
left for us here, nothing even
presence can attempt to cover
.
20240325:1411
y
when the city was
when the city was
finally returned to
us after one
too many decades,
everything appeared
smaller and
felt bigger,
weighed
less and left
deeper
impressions, a
kaleidoscopic memory
of memories
.
20240225:1810
y
an inventory
an inventory
of loves, longing
to be renewed:
that sci-fi series
we binge-watched
last year, returning
for season two
on a service we
have recently
cancelled
two dozen zhong zi,
glutinous rice with secrets
tucked inside bamboo
leaves, wrapped and bound
together by grandma’s
hands, freshly
steamed
your presence
in that lengthening
hour when all of
a sudden we
discovered one another
after so many years
apart
.
20240221:1922
y
the days open, close,
the days open, close,
tenho saudades tuas,
your presence slips through
.
20240125:2305
y
community shows
community shows
up when you least expect it,
nurtured through time and
space, joy and sorrow, give and
take, some consideration
.
20230517:2213
y
from a bird’s eye view,
from a bird’s eye view,
everything looks like a harmless
conversation – get
closer, even closer – what
is the worthwhile conversation?
.
20230228:1749
y
no data for this
no data for this
period is a salve, a
sign, a red flag, an
opening, an invitation,
an absence, a veiled presence
.
20220421:0128
y
every once in a
every once in a
while, snow graces us with its
presence, followed by
a glistening grin when we fall,
slipping on our naïveté
.
20220217:2017
y
in the presence of
in the presence of
the majesty of the whole,
possibilities
reveal themselves – not i, nor you,
not they, but we, reimagined
.
20210726:1221
y
after all these years,
after all these years,
new shoots sprouting, leaves coming
and going, the shape
of our fig tree remains the
same – present and providing
.
20210626:0946
y