(i who have died am alive again today,

(now the ears of my ears awake and

and this is the sun’s birthday; this is the birth
and this is the sun’s birthday; this is the birth
day of life and of love and wings: and of the gay
day of life and of love and wings: and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth)
great happening illimitably earth)
how should tasting touching hearing seeing
how should tasting touching hearing seeing
breathing any—lifted from the no
breathing any—lifted from the no
of all nothing—human merely being
of all nothing—human merely being
doubt unimaginable You?
doubt unimaginable You?
(now the ears of my ears awake and
(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened) —ee cummings
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)
—ee cummings

2 responses to “(i who have died am alive again today,”

  1. Profound. I burst into tears at the opener. Not tears of sadness over Fleder but tears of amazement at the unknown, a lot of which you show me. So of course once again you showed me much I hadn’t seen in person. Someone asked me yesterday if you ever showed your Parading to the poet whose words you used. Like all great artists, you create something new and fabulous that hadn’t existed before. As if your photos alone weren’t enough….

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