Ms Uncertainty Principles: THE LAYERS

Goodnight Dear Zendo

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I have walked through many lives,

some of them my own,

and I am not who I was,

though some principle of being

abides, from which I struggle

not to stray.

When I look behind,

as I am compelled to look

before I can gather strength

to proceed on my journey,

I see the milestones dwindling

toward the horizon

and the slow fires trailing

from the abandoned camp-sites,

over which scavenger angels

wheel on heavy wings.

Oh, I have made myself a tribe

out of my true affections,

and my tribe is scattered!

How shall the heart be reconciled

to its feast of losses?

In a rising wind

the manic dust of my friends,

those who fell along the way,

bitterly stings my face.

Yet I turn, I turn,

exulting somewhat,

with my will intact to go

wherever I need to go,

and every stone on the road

precious to me.

In my darkest night,

when the moon was covered

and I roamed through wreckage,

a nimbus-clouded voice

directed me:

“Live in the layers,

not on the litter.”

Though I lack the art

to decipher it,

no doubt the next chapter

in my book of transformations

is already written.

I am not done with my changes.

'The Layers' by Stanley Kunitz
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THRIFTS
Cattle skull and pink pumps
on old leather cases
for resale

Reminds me of Emily the Gardener
long gone from NY, her style
for resale

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WEATHER
Rain one day, downpour upon downpour
Lakes in every street corner
Overflowing everywhere

'
Next day Overcast

Then another
Windy and Mild

with Pigeon

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NEIGHBORHOOD
Iconic Bar a block away for decades
Still going though I've never been inside
Family Owned. If walls could talk...

(https://www.mcswiggansbar.com/)
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RESPONSE
After catching up on the World News
Wednesday and Thursday

https://youtu.be/39xq5AATMp4

GRAMERCY ARTS CLUB

Celebrating International Archaeology Day with His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Edrees of Egypt

Egypt and Civilization are words which belong together. Much inquiry has centered around tombs, temples, monuments. It is instructive to witness a rare culture and legacy encompassing Pharaohs, Ptolemaics, Copts, Muslims.

With creative perspective, the diversity and density of layers existing beyond time can be understood. Egypt served as melting pot, integrated into a singular heritage. Together we embark upon a voyage unlike any other: a journey extending from rocks to symbols and from people to intellectual concepts, humanity’s journey through history to a unique civilization.