I remember too much;
I am like the air on a calm day
as it holds itself still,
letting nothing escape.
As the world holds it breath,
I keep memory in.
~ Colm Tóibín, The Testament of Mary
Notes:
- Drawing: Mark Horst. Poem Source: A Sea of Quotes
- Related Posts: “It’s Been a Long Day“
Live & Learn 
We need to experience it in the moment, then let it go. Otherwise we will go mad.
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I hope not Claudia, otherwise I’m on the fast track to a bad place. 🙂
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love this image, blurred just a bit and left unfinished. Very wabi sabi. Perfect. And the prose – blends itself well. Fitting.
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Loved them both too Debi. Thank you.
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Oh love this. Great writing.
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and it is pregnant with a heavy rain that needs to fall.
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Great Irish writing!
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It is!
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This is why I’ve come to appreciate the brain damage caused by my electroshock treatments. I remember very little. I’m a safe bet to tell secrets to because I forget them as soon as you leave the room. Annoyances, grudges, resentments last about a day–maybe two if I’m focused on them–then vanish. If I didn’t keep a journal, I’d never know all the horrors and wonders I’ve been through.
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Wow, grudges and resentments lasting 1 day. I need THAT.
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What’s your name again?
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OVE!
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Oh, yeah.
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Ahh, memory, a double-edged sword at times, isn’t it?….. Beautiful image and word pairing, DK.
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It is Lori. Thank you.
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“You remember too much,
my mother said to me recently.
Why hold onto all that?
And I said,
Where do I put it down?”
Anne Carson, Glass and God.
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LOVE THIS…
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I have referenced the book your quote came from. On my list to read. Wow.
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Great!
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