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I didn't think this was possible, Jim, but you've actually made me want to open an algebra book so I can better understand what you mean about seeing problems in reverse.
Your comment about music, "what is not heard is as important as what is," reminds me of another line from T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets:
"And the children in the apple-tree
Not known, because not looked for
But heard, half-heard, in the stillness
Between two waves of the sea."
Thanks, Jim!
Commented Jul 3, 2009 on The Creative Process: Painting, Writing, and the Case for Ruthlessness (by Tess Callahan) at The Best American Poetry
The Creative Process: Painting, Writing, and the Case for Ruthlessness (by Tess Callahan)
Even before I began writing, I loved to draw and paint. Although I enjoyed it, I never considered it as a profession. Maybe I was afraid of the impracticality, or like my character, Oliver, (in my novel April & Oliver), I was simply afraid. Accessing one’s own creative power can be terrifying...
Amazing! My kids and I went to a llama/alpaca sheep sheering day recently. The speed and deftness of the shearers was impressive. And yes, the scrawny, naked looking animals did seem much happier after the fact!
Commented Jun 30, 2009 on "Shearing Day" (by Laura Orem) at The Best American Poetry
"Shearing Day" (by Laura Orem)
Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool? Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full. One for the master, one for the dame, And one for the little boy who lives down the lane. Seems like a lot of wool for one sheep, but you'd be surprised. This week, Nathan, our shearer, came to give Ike and Izzy thei...
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