this peculiar ability to discern patterns amid
chaos is the natural state of the universe or
so we say when perfection exceeds our vision of
what is possible and what is beyond mere possibility
veering into realms explored in sweaty paperbacks and sterile laboratories
where the where of who we are
in the vastness is the main and only concern for
one gets lost without an anchor to hold him
safe and far
safe and near
but always somehow safe
we say we see
how it’s all arranged
Hope RekindledThis past week has given us more hope for our diseased republic than any other time in 50+ years of paying attention. Observing and participating in a long-overdue peaceful uprising, occupying the streets, feeling the righteous energy of people of all ages, colors, faiths, and wealth (or lack thereof), has…
Clarinetist Glenn Dickson, master of klezmer, has made a solo recording, “Wider Than the Sky,” that’s been on perpetual repeat at our home office. Using over-dubs and electronic digital effects, Dickson fills the aural soundscape with a rich melange of chordal textures supporting the melody. His celebrated virtuosity is subsumed here to long, elegiac musical...
