a tendril leans into
tomorrow
budded with tender promise
nested in the seam of
two worlds -
where failure and
fortune make love
before silhouettes
take form,
the possible waits to be born.
PHOTO: fern bud IV by ~photonzoo
Ben Okri: Starbook
Booker prize-winning Ben Okri's first novel in five years stands in the grand tradition of myth-making with a vision and voice uniquely its own. "This is a story my mother began to tell me when I was a child. The rest I gleaned from the book of life among the stars, in which all things are known," says Okri.
John Connolly: Nocturnes
Bestselling author John Connolly's first collection of short fiction, Nocturnes, a dark, daring, utterly haunting anthology of lost lovers and missing children, predatory demons, and vengeful ghosts.
Joseph Campbell: The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Campbell's unique perspectives examine the world's complex and interwoven mythology, folklore and religion, providing an understanding of the essence and genesis of humanness.
Michael Ondaatje: Anil's Ghost: A Novel
“Gorgeously exotic…. As he did in The English Patient, Mr. Ondaatje is able to commingle anguish and seductiveness in fierce, unexpected ways.”–The New York Times
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Chachi and Tin... thanks for making the time. Really appreciated. M
Posted by: Mandy de Waal | Friday, 04 September 2009 at 06:37 PM
'where failure & fortune make love'
beautiful.
Posted by: TiN | Monday, 31 August 2009 at 01:59 PM
'where failure & fortune make love'
beautiful.
Posted by: TiN | Monday, 31 August 2009 at 01:59 PM
nested in the seam of two worlds
So much lives there.
Beautiful, M.
Posted by: Dolce | Monday, 31 August 2009 at 09:07 AM