為什麼要讀詩？

為什麼要讀詩? 因為 世界總是往外沿擴展了太長的時間，應該是換一個方向，內縮凝聚的時候。 另外，你不覺得這個世界什麼都有，就是沒有韻律與節奏? 何況，讀詩又真是不需要理由的。理由，比不過感覺的。 ... 文字是單位面積裡濃縮意象最高的媒體，詩就是單位字數裡濃縮意象最高的文字。 不讀詩，讀什麼? ~摘錄自<越讀者>，郝明義著

"Poetry is a life cherishing force. For poems are not words, after all, but fires for the cold, ropes let down to the lost, something as necessary as bread in the pockets of the hungry. Yes, indeed." ~Mary Oliver, A Poetry Handbook

Stars and stardust

You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star. ~Friedrich Nietzsche

"Let me light my lamp," says the star, "And never debate if it will help remove the darkness." ~Rabindranath Tagore

"You are both stars, don't forget. When the stars exploded billions of years ago, they formed everything that is this world. The moon, the trees, everything we know is stardust. So don't forget. You are stardust." ~this is what the palm-reader said to Celine and Jesse in the movie, Before Sunrise

My Beloved Dog

Dogs are constant reminders that life reveals the best of itself

when we live fully in the moment 

and extend our unconditional love

And it is very true,

that the most tender, uncomplicated,

most generous part of our being blossoms,

without any effort

 when it comes to the love of a DOG

WOOF, WOOF, WOOF

~Maira Kalman