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artemisdreaming: . Shui tiao ko tou The moon — how old is it?I...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:21:40 -0400

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Shui tiao ko tou

The moon — how old is it?
I hold the cup and ask the clear blue sky
But I don’t know, in palaces up there
When is tonight?
If only I could ride the wind and see —
But no, jade towers
So high up, might be too cold
For dancing with my shadow —
How could there, be like here?

Turning in the red chamber
Beneath the carved window
The brightness baffles sleep
But why complain?
The moon is always full at parting
A man knows grief and joy, separation and reunion
The moon, clouds and fair skies, waxing and waning —
And old story, this struggle for perfection!
Here’s to long life
This loveliness we share even a thousand miles apart!

~Su Tung-Po

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From wiki: “Su Shi (traditional Chinese: 蘇軾; simplified Chinese: 苏轼; pinyin: Sū Shì), also known as Dong Po (January 8, 1037 – August 24, 1101) was an amazingly talented individual who lived in China, during the Song Dynasty (960 – 1279). He was an esteemed writer, revered poet, innovative painter, and a respected calligrapher, as well as being a pharmacologist, gastronome, and statesman of the Song Dynasty: he was a major personality of the Song era. Su Shi was an important figure in Song Dynasty politics, aligning himself with Sima Guang and others, against the New Policy party lead by Wang Anshi. Su Shi was famed as an essayist, and his prose writings lucidly contribute to the the understanding of topics such as 11th century Chinese travel literature or detailed information on the contemporary Chinese iron industry. His poetry has a long history of popularity and influence in China, Japan, and other areas in the near vicinity; and, his poetry is well known in the English speaking parts of the world through the translations by Arthur Waley, among others. In terms of the arts, Su Shi has some claim to being “the pre-eminent personality of the eleventh century.” image: Lang Ching-shan

kateoplis: isms

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:04:47 -0400

kateoplis:

isms

RIP Scott Hardkiss

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:22:43 -0400

RIP Scott Hardkiss

"I rebel; therefore I exist."

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:27:46 -0400

““I rebel; therefore I exist.””

- Albert Camus (via kateoplis)

visual-poetry: “counting the ways” by bpNichol (+) from the...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:23:17 -0400

visual-poetry:

“counting the ways” by bpNichol (+)

from the »book konfessions of an elizabethan fan dancer« (free download)

vintagegal: Girls’ Love Stories #107 (November, 1964)

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:00:12 -0500

vintagegal:

Girls’ Love Stories #107 (November, 1964)

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vintagemickeymouse: Mickey’s Steam Roller - 1934

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:42:30 -0500

vintagemickeymouse:

Mickey’s Steam Roller - 1934

"She’s kind of a walking poem, she’s this perfect beauty…but at the same time very deep, very smart."

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:14:20 -0500

““She’s kind of a walking poem, she’s this perfect beauty…but at the same time very deep, very smart.””

- Johnny Depp (via beauty-underneath-ps)

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Eagles - Hotel California

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:04:22 -0500

Eagles - Hotel California

thelookingglassgallery: “You & Me Feathers” by Himadri...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:04:15 -0500

thelookingglassgallery:

“You & Me Feathers” by Himadri Pachori

"Our journey is not complete until our wives, our mothers, and daughters can earn a living equal to..."

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:41:44 -0500

“Our journey is not complete until our wives, our mothers, and daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts. Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law—for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. Our journey is not complete until no citizen is forced to wait for hours to exercise the right to vote. Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land of opportunity; until bright young students and engineers are enlisted in our workforce rather than expelled from our country. Our journey is not complete until all our children, from the streets of Detroit to the hills of Appalachia to the quiet lanes of Newtown, know that they are cared for, and cherished, and always safe from harm.”

- President Obama, second inaugural address (via barackobama)

laughingsquid: Free No Wi-Fi Zone, A Bench That Blocks Wi-Fi...

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:41:26 -0500

laughingsquid:

Free No Wi-Fi Zone, A Bench That Blocks Wi-Fi Signals

thepeoplesrecord: “He who passively accepts evil is as much...

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:40:13 -0500

thepeoplesrecord:

“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.” - Martin Luther King Jr. (1/15/1929 – 4/4/1968)

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