Monthly Archives: April 2014

Wilderness

Wilderness Ian McCallum from Wild Gifts (2 Capstan Close, Marina Da Gama, Muizenberg 7945): 1999. Have we forgotten that wilderness is not a place, but a pattern of soul where every tree, every bird and beast is a soul maker? Have we … Continue reading

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Goal, Rule, Detail, Idea

Goal: To live in a world where neither animals nor plants are ever endangered. Rule: Never harm anything even remotely harmless. Detail: A broken vase under a new umbrella or The sound of thunder through the floorboards Idea: To speak in … Continue reading

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work-in-progress

He was the kind of person who had this way of not quite finishing _____. And then, to start all over again felt as unattainable as ____. But the park bench beckoned him to ______, as his cellphone lost its signal … Continue reading

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Πάσχα

something happened shortly after the total eclipse of The moon. Time had erased its exit and submerged you in days as endless as these Either that or maybe it was only 1 day Like a missing clock experience You walked … Continue reading

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dolphin

in this morning’s dream, i was falling from the roof of a very tall building. and i knew that i was slowly falling from the highest distance… i could see my body as a small speck, descending through a densely verdant mountainscape … Continue reading

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My following

WordPress has informed me that The Lost Pedestrian has received 200 ‘likes’ and I don’t know how many followers. I am flattered, even if this is not actually real. I do not mind that most of these ‘likes’ and followers are people … Continue reading

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Core work

I had breakfast with a British chap, a friend I’ve known since my formative  years, which are still forming. He ordered the French toast. I ordered the eggs. He asked me how my work was going. When I last saw … Continue reading

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barbecue

i’m just not waking up today. caffeine feels it’s dragging me from point A to point B, but nothing more than that. in this morning’s dream, i was back in my old loft, except it was much wider, and so … Continue reading

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inadvertent haiku

i’d much prefer to engage with the world rather than analyze it

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relishing

at an art opening tonight. i always run into people who i see maybe once or twice each decade. and now that so many decades have accumulated, it seems as if i see these people all of the time. usually, they will ask … Continue reading

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blob

my acupuncturist asked me today, “how was your weekend?” And I said “What?!!” I really could not come up with answer. I had to think about it. For quite a while. Eventually I admitted that I could not grasp the concept of a … Continue reading

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armadillo dream

i’m so groggy this morning since awakening from a strange dream, some time between 6:20 and 7:10 a.m. I can’t recall all of the details, but it involved the mayor, Rahm Emanuel and an armadillo. I was being driven around … Continue reading

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the return of the hat

i was walking about in my new hat today. i’m fairly convinced i’ve written about my hat at least once or twice in the past year. but it still seems foreign. this thing on top of me that calls attention … Continue reading

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