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The Doldrums
Now to the Doldrums we have come, our sails gone limp, weighed down and still, and not a breath of wind is left to draw from old Poseidon’s lungs. The brackish air insults what brawn we strain to heave against … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, death, doldrums, entropy, momentum, nothingness, stagnation, stillness
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The Dust That Settles Between Sculptures
When you think of all the time spent constructing a life, each scene cast in its fragile plaster mold and then carefully chiselled and sanded away so the finished piece can find its own path in the world out there … Continue reading
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Tagged art, commitment, creativity, daily poems, doldrums, struggle, work
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