cat
Nostalgia is a thirst
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(And when was the last time you said “laden”?)
Shall we say a colleague?
The dream of being a pirate king,
singing
Oh, better far to live and die
Under the brave black flag I fly
Than play a sanctimonious part
With a pirate head and a pirate heart!
Loom before dawn
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“Fabrics,” Pancho said. “Commercial mostly. To the trade. Damasks, matelassés, shantungs, broadcloths, velours. Specialty silks. Done it for thirty years, a traveler in fabrics.”
John Crowley, Four Freedoms, part 1, chapter 4
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Indian aubade: their morning raga
Thought, counting
This* obvious to the senses
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*.John Amos Comenius (Jan Amos Komenský, 1592-1670). Of this Renaissance humanist, Wikipedia says, “Comenius introduced a number of educational concepts and innovations including pictorial textbooks written in native languages instead of Latin, teaching based in gradual development from simple to more comprehensive concepts, lifelong learning with a focus on logical thinking over dull memorization, equal opportunity for impoverished children, education for women, and universal and practical instruction.” (August 4, 2026)
Proclamation in the interrogative mood
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Diffused, unflickering light
