In each of the drops
That hide this tree
You can see
A tree turned upside down
Reaching down
Like roots
Seeking water drops
Nov 16
The tree
Oct 02
The Scorpion and the Frog
“A scorpion asks a frog to carry it across a river. The frog hesitates, afraid of being stung, but the scorpion argues that if it did so, they would both drown. Considering this, the frog agrees, but midway across the river the scorpion does indeed sting the frog, dooming them both. When the frog asks the scorpion why, the scorpion replies that it was in its nature to do so.”
–from the Wikipedia entry, via Daring Fireball
Jul 20
The Leaf
The leaf lay on the pavement
In its haven of asphalt and iron
Underneath its fluorescent suns.
Though severed, the leaf still drew life
From the cool and efficient lamps
Slowly becoming a leaf of iron
Cold and resilient
But always missing the warmth
Of its old radiant sun
And the tree to which
It once belonged.
Jun 15
Quotable: Charles Spurgeon
“There is dust enough on some of your Bibles to write ‘damnation’ with your fingers.” —Charles Spurgeon
via Tim Challies
Apr 20
Quotable: Alister McGrath
“Cultural assimilation is all too often the prelude to ecclesial extinction.” — from Heresy!
Apr 17
Quotable: Jeffrey Dvorkin
“murder rates in Canada are low, he said, partly because “it’s quite rude to murder someone.””
from Eric Weiner’s article Can Canada teach the rest of us to be nicer? via Tim Challies
Mar 27
Literally literally does not mean literally
“Update: Graham’s spokesperson has clarified to Bloomberg that when Graham said “I would literally use the military to keep them in if I had to,” that statement was “not to be taken literally.” Glad that’s been cleared up.”
–from Vox.com’s article about Lindsey Graham. They don’t say it, but people who don’t understand what literally literally means literally should not be in public office. Literally.
via One Foot Tsunami
