HA, Stephen
your dream calls & trumps my little piece. It was in my mind overnight,
& I didn't come up with anything else as a snap this week.
Although I thank Ken for his take on it....(a version I hadn't thought
of)....
Doug
On 2-Feb-06, at 11:41 AM, Stephen Vincent wrote:
>> photo there
>>
>> _____ was born in _____
>> she has lived in _____ and _____
>> he studied anthropology and
>> fine arts at _____
>> she took a MFA in poetry and print
>> making at the University of _____
>> he has taught in _____ and _____
>> her first book won the _____ Prize
>> and was short listed for the _____
>> he has published widely in the _____
>> and _____
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>> 02 II 06
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>> Douglas Barbour
>
> I like this, Doug. Not exactly my career template! (I suspect he says
> that a
> little proudly). Reminds of a dream during my recent "Silent Retreat"
> in
> which these two parents have used new photographic ware to picture
> their two
> quite young children. The picture is able to imagine each of their
> future
> career paths - how they will look, go to college have children, etc.
> Meanwhile, over the dream image a voice keeps intruding over the
> different
> age images. "At sixteen the daughter was hurt badly in a car accident
> and
> had to drop out of high school." "At twenty six the son's first
> marriage
> fell apart." Etc. So much for rigid, predictable programming! Not to
> say
> that some good career planning is not a good idea - but, apparently,
> nothing
> stops a "good" avalanche, either, it appears, & the art that emerges
> from
> it, published widely or not! Needless, perhaps, to say, in terms of the
> dream, several of the Dharma talks focused on themes of continuous
> "unfolding" and "impermanence".
>
> Stephen V
> Blog: http://stephenvincent.net/blog/
> Currently with a lovely photograph of a lovely bridge,
> A "Birthday Bridge." Yes, that happened, too.
>
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>> it's Sappho I said, on the radio
>>
>> Daphne Marlatt
>
>
Douglas Barbour
11655 - 72 Avenue NW
Edmonton Ab T6G 0B9
(780) 436 3320
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than in –
no nearer here
than there.
Robert Creeley
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