A Character

A Character
I marvel how Nature could ever find space
For so many strange contrasts in one human face:
There’s thought and no thought, and there’s paleness and bloom
And bustle and sluggishness, pleasure and gloom.
There’s weakness, and strength both redundant and vain;
Such strength as, if ever affliction and pain
Could pierce through a temper that’s soft to disease,
Would be [...]

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For u, Byron – just for being the namesake.

She Walks in Beauty
She walks in beauty like the night
of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
meets in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellow’d to that tender light
which heaven to gaudy day denies.
One shade the more, one ray the less,
had half impair’d the nameless grace
which waves in every raven tress,
or [...]

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SENS

Can’t believe I got The Very Best of S.E.N.S. It’s a cheesy album of was it the Jap or Korean drama serial called Love 2000? and others… Lots of piano, heart-wrenching instrumental, tear-jerker music. Was considering it for a friend’s wedding but thought if unsuitable, could be used to soothe my mom’s nerves with my [...]

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A Visual of How the Tsunami occurred

I don’t know how to load a pic so here’s the link to it. Just click on the title to this post. Shows how the waves spread across this part of the globe to the affected areas.

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Moonlit Night

Moonlit Night
Tonight at Fu-chou, this moon she watches
Alone in our room. And my little, far-off
Children, too young to understand what keeps me
Away, or even remember Chang’an. By now,
Her hair will be mist-scented, her jade-white
Arms chilled in its clear light. When
Will it find us together again, drapes drawn
Open, light traced where it dries our tears?
Tu Fu
** [...]

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