Archive for May, 2008
It All Began …
It all began in the corners of my eyes on the drive home from work. Coming to a halt at a traffic light near the Lemon Street junction, I saw a single axle delivery truck speeding towards its destination on the other side of the road. Weaving in and out of traffic, the driver had [...]
I had proposed to publish here, once a year, texts by Carlos Castañeda, an anthropologist who influenced my generation with his tales of meetings with Mexican sorcerers. For lack of space, I have not done so since 2004. Today I woke up thinking: Castañeda, despite all his critics and all his work that later on [...]
Sacrifice
Vimala found an attractive girl accidentally in the street alone. And she was satisfied. “My quota is met,” she said to herself cheerfully, and approached her with a sly smile.
Take Notice
Daylight slowly fades from the window And leaves the room in darkness… Bringing with it a sense of despair. Much like hope when it vanishes from a soul, Leaving it to question…to wonder exactly How and when life became so muddled. But it is there the next morning, upon Opening your eyes and witnessing the [...]
We Observe…..
We Observe….. A day of celebration, as a nation, we observe. To all our brave, who were and are willing to serve.Time to reflect, think, take heed. Do we know our wants? In addition perhaps, our need. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine, Special Forces. Each does their job, with very few resources. Through summer heat, [...]
SpeakEasy
An old drunken poetaster trips over words Leaving dazed patrons wondering what they just heard; Meretriciously staggering on booted legs, He makes way to built-in taps on cold barrel kegs In dark place he has carefully hidden from view To conceal his surreptitious, sweet-burning brew Born slowly of purifying distillation, And at times of agitating [...]
Battlefield, Night
The boy who hopes to paint a masterpiece {still a boy, make no mistake} calms by letting himself be awed by phosphorescent flashes gorgeous as a blood-red sun, saving a particular orange and that peculiar green edging a 4th-of-July stunner for his repertoire, already daubing them in his mind between Mars black and that color [...]
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho for free!
My Heart Is Afraid that it will have to suffer,” the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky.”Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams.” Every few [...]
Best-Selling Author Turns Piracy into Profit
Paulo Coelho, author of books such as “The Alchemist” and “The Witch of Portobello”, sold over 100 million books last year. In part, he puts this success down to BitTorrent, as he saw a huge increase in sales when his books appeared on sites such as The Pirate Bay. We talked to Coelho to find [...]
An Invitation to Dance (A Prayer)
To the Spirits of Saints and Sages of All Time, and to All that is Good in the Universe: I am your empty dance hall – Fill me with your music; whirl and waltz as you will. I am your summer carnival – “Step right up” to childish musings; ride my coasters and carousels. I [...]
