Peter Lawless's Blog – 10th mo. 2009 Archive (3)

Am I as flippant as I seem?

Many times I hold back from writing because sometimes I am inspired by what may seem to be a joke or something similar. I often delete - hard to believe I know - because my tone may be taking away from others but I do feel that while many a true word may be spoken in jests many jests may be spoken in true words.

I do not wish to offend but sometimes - like Lear's Fool- is truth often spoken in apparent foolishness. Most of the Friends I know are not dour but that is how we may come across… Continue

Added by Peter Lawless on 10th mo. 23, 2009 at 2:34pm — No Comments

How do we know?

That is entirely it.
Peter

Added by Peter Lawless on 10th mo. 21, 2009 at 2:49pm — No Comments

A loving sensibility?

I came across the following e e cummings' poem today



i carry your heart with me(i carry it in

my heart)i am never without it(anywhere

i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done

by only me is your doing,my darling)

i fear

no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want

no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)

and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant

and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody… Continue

Added by Peter Lawless on 10th mo. 16, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

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