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poem “Days of 1908”

Days of 1908: proof of Cavafy concept

In a corner of an image

“R. R. Station and Park, Petoskey, Mich.,” 1908. Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2016814610/

an incidental detail which includes a cloud of steam vanishes at the instant of its passage through time into memory. But thereby it entrains itself in forever.

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022 jonathanmorse
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