Tag Archives: Prospect Park
The truth and the bee tree
The bee tree is gone. It was there, under that tree in April of 2008, that I saw a bee swarm come up in the park. I’d never seen such a thing before, and it remains to this day a … Continue reading
The truth and storms – Irene, Goodnight, 2011
Irene wasn’t really a hurricane when she finally reached New York after some 18 hours of waiting, waiting, waiting. By 6:00 am on Sunday, August 27, 2011 Irene was a tropical storm. The most horrifying aspect of the storm for … Continue reading
Filed under danger, life, myth, superposition
Another year and we remember, 2010
For three years, from 2007 to 2009, I was able to look out of my living room window every September 11 and see the Tribute in Light over downtown New York. Last year, I posted photos by my neighbor and … Continue reading
E/F – The glass of oil
There are jobs, and then there are jobs. We built our world on petroleum, especially in the state I come from, Louisiana. We power our cars and computers and houses with petrol and its funky little brother, natural gas. Over … Continue reading
The truth and type-casting
There are two kinds of people: those who follow and those who don’t. Of followers, there are two kinds: those who stay put, and those who go somewhere. Of followers who go somewhere, there are two kinds: those who are … Continue reading
The truth and spring-time
April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. These, I, singing in spring, collect for lovers Collecting, I traverse the garden, the world—but soon I pass … Continue reading
The truth and every purpose
There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens. A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot the plant. A time to … Continue reading
Filed under beauty, death, existentialism, freedom, ideas, life, Park Slope, philosophy, truth, vanity
