“What was, is;
What might have been, might be.
What’s kept. What’s lost. A snap decision.”
– Adrienne Rich, from Later Poems Selected And New
Poem Source: Soaked In Soul. Photograph: “Enigma”; Kenny Sweeney
Just like that…
September 23, 2014 by 10 Comments
Live & Learn 
all happen in a moment’s time.
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It can.
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I have regretting many of my snap decisions made in a manic state–unpublished novels burned, friendships torched, entire households purged. But there’s no going back.
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I just love your authenticity. LOVE IT.
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Hmmm…once again, words behaving as a GIF and provoking me loop through them again and again, and….
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I did the same thing. Loop loop loop. That’s right, it is a GIF.
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Funny…Just Like That was/is the title of an album we made with African and Canadian musicians in a small studio in Kampala almost exactly 20 years ago now. Just reading the title makes me nostalgic…it was about living “just like that”.
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Smiling, funny how a few words pull us back to memories…
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David,
You gather such a striking range of quotes, thoughts, and observations. Each entry is a “surprise” in that sense, which makes your blog such a great place to drop by- as I have done this fall evening.
Thank you.
Tom
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Hi Tom. Your kind words are heartwarming. Thank you for sharing. You made my day. Dave
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