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“
We need to experience it in the moment, then let it go. Otherwise we will go mad.
I hope not Claudia, otherwise I’m on the fast track to a bad place. 🙂
love this image, blurred just a bit and left unfinished. Very wabi sabi. Perfect. And the prose – blends itself well. Fitting.
Loved them both too Debi. Thank you.
Oh love this. Great writing.
and it is pregnant with a heavy rain that needs to fall.
Great Irish writing!
It is!
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.
Wow, grudges and resentments lasting 1 day. I need THAT.
What’s your name again?
OVE!
Oh, yeah.
Ahh, memory, a double-edged sword at times, isn’t it?….. Beautiful image and word pairing, DK.
It is Lori. Thank you.
“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.
LOVE THIS…
I have referenced the book your quote came from. On my list to read. Wow.
Great!