LINES OF THE DAY

". . . But the past does not exist independently from the present. Indeed, the past is only past because there is a present, just as I can point to something over there only because I am here. But nothing is inherently over there or here. In that sense, the past has no content. The past -- or more accurately, pastness -- is a position. Thus, in no way can we identify the past as past." p. 15

". . . But we may want to keep in mind that deeds and words are not as distinguishable as often we presume. History does not belong only to its narrators, professional or amateur. While some of us debate what history is or was, others take it into their own hands." p. 153

Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History (1995) by Michel-Rolph Trouillot

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Perigee Moon -- Twinned

I watched the perigee moon approach its full swelling over the last few nights from the shore of the river.  La Luna's falling light danced with the water, she herself mirrored entire and complete where the water was still.  Thus, last night -- two moons. The sky was sans a wisp of cloud, filled with big white light and clouds of stars washed like pollen across the ocean of night.

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