Gardening
EventuallyIbegintounderstand
whattheoldblackgardenerhastoldme
atthedinnertable,lickinghis
tequila-burntlips:whenIdie
I'dratherdieinmygarden!
ThewarmestsoulI'veevermet
inthisLandofFree.
Aweather-beatenvetofwars
aswellasunpleasanthistory
(notjustbetweentheoppositeskincolors)
thatonlyenrichedhisearth.
Helaughslikethehappiestmanalive,
tellingjokesoftheSouth.Old
A...[
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IhavealwayswantedtothankALLfriendsImetonhere,especiallythosewhohavepaidattentiontomypoemsandgivenmemuchsupportandgoodcriticism,advices!
Lately,Ihavereadsomereallyintelligentandprofessional(forgivemeforusingsuchaword:)reviewsofmypoemsbyYingYunandZhiFan.Myfirstreactiontotheirreadings/reviewswerepuremutualunderstandingandartisticsupport.Itisraretofindserious,like-mindedpeopleonlinewhoaretruly...[
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IntheMiddleoftheDesert,IfindaYoungTree
Beautifullystanding
Smilestoembracetheharsh
Sunthatkillsall
Thetendergreensinsight
Mybody,exhaustedafterthejourney
hasfounditstruecompanion
SoInameitafteryou
Andlayinitsedible,purplishshade
Theworldfadesaway
Forthetimebeing
WHO"I"amnolongermatters
What"I"havelearnedhasbeenundone
Iamconvinced
WewerebornfromthesameMother
Fedonthe...[
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精/神
我们曾被描述过是"长在红旗下的一代"。不仅身体在红太阳下茁壮成长，大脑也多多少少
被太阳的强光烤糊过。
洗脑，不如叫“烤脑”或“烤山芋”。脑子如能被清洗涤尽，那不反而轻松了？
我们很幸福的，不是吗？吃得饱，穿的暖；没被征去当愚蠢的战士。
可‘人’毕竟不是吃饱了就睡的某种哺乳动物。
由此想到“精”，“神”二字。
雷锋精神[
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fromGARYZUKAV:
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ReleaseyourspecificationsandsaytotheUniverse:“FindmewhereyouknowIneedtobe.”LetthemgoandtrustthattheUniversewillprovide,andsoitshall.
GaryZukav
TheSeatoftheSoul
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Thegoalofpleasingothersistoavoidexperiencingemot...[
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[igettolearnalittleaboutJungwhenireadhisintroductiononanewerversionofIChing,orYiJing.heseemstohavesomethingtosayabouttheinexplicablephenonmenoninChinesethoughts.hedoesnotjustdwellonthe"mind,"butheart.canwisdomcomefromtheheart?well,maybewe'llneverhaveallthesatisfatoryanswerstoeverything....
Z.Z.]
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Asfaraswecandiscern,thesolepurposeofhumanex...[
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BleedingIris
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Sometimeslovecanbetoomuchtobear
Yousimplycannotkeepyourheartcontained
Loveisnothingbutanoutgrowthofone’sself
Willinglytobeofferedtoagreaterselflessness
Likethislight,now,leapingthroughmywindows
Nopromises;Noromanticdittiestofoolthemind
Exceptaheartfeltacceptanceofyoursilenttears
Or,isitbloodthatilluminatestheemptyvesselofmylon...[
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[3]
Thereareartists—suchasMarcelDuchamp,GertrudeStein,andJohnCage—whoareseminalfigures,butwhoseworkholdslittleintrinsicinterestbeyonditsbreathtakingformalinnovation.Ernstisoneofthoseartistswhosepowerfuloriginalityistooprivatetospawnaninfluentialstyle—likeOdilonRedon,forexample.Thusheischerishedmorethanheisemulated.VoxAngelica,acompendiumofErnst'sartisticphases,portraysErnstasanart-histo...[
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[2]
CreatingasenseofstorywithoutactuallytellingoneisonewayErnstfulfilledhisgoalof"thedisruptionandtransvaluationofallknownrelationsbetweentheobjectanditsenvironment."LikePirandello'sSixCharactersinSearchofanAuthor,Ernst'sartcouldbedescribedasaplenitudeofimagesinsearchofacontextthatmightilluminatetheirrole.Thestorytheytellalwaysremainstantalizinglycloseathandandjustoutofreach.UbuImperator,i...[
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BorninCologne,MaxErnst(1891-1976)wasaleaderofthedadamovementinGermany.Heinventedphotomontage—collagesthatrecombinedrecognizableimages,asdistinctfromthecollagesofPicassoandBraque,whichplayedabstractlywithformalaestheticvalues.SettlinginParisinthemid-'20s,Ernstbeganpaintinginasurrealiststylethatretainedhisstrangedadaliteralness.Later,herecontextualizedillustrationsfromoldbooks,exoticizedbotani...[
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