stoop-shouldered salesman
sighs and turns away from the door
behind yellowed curtains
two eyes linger
for brother Steve
1970
Friday, January 19, 2007
Virgo
Week of Jan. 25-31
The swan is a beautiful bird, right? If you see one gliding across a pond, it evokes in you a feeling of calm. In fairy tales, it's a symbol of natural grace, an emblem of animal elegance. But those lovely associations are becoming irrelevant in England, where swan populations have grown so massive and voracious that they're threatening ecosystems and damaging biodiversity. I guess we could say that their destructive overabundance exemplifies the theme of too much of a good thing. It's an apt metaphor for the challenge I believe you'll face in the coming days, Virgo.
Week of Jan. 25-31
The swan is a beautiful bird, right? If you see one gliding across a pond, it evokes in you a feeling of calm. In fairy tales, it's a symbol of natural grace, an emblem of animal elegance. But those lovely associations are becoming irrelevant in England, where swan populations have grown so massive and voracious that they're threatening ecosystems and damaging biodiversity. I guess we could say that their destructive overabundance exemplifies the theme of too much of a good thing. It's an apt metaphor for the challenge I believe you'll face in the coming days, Virgo.
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY / Courtesy Rob Brezsny
VIRGO week of Jan. 18-24
I hate greed almost as much as I hate hatred. So I was mistrustful when your inner teacher hinted that I should look in the thesaurus under "acquire" for clues to your major themes in the coming months. There I found words like "amass," "collect," "gather," "secure," "earn," and "take possession." After duly meditating on your astrological aspects, I decided that what your inner teacher was driving at is this: 2007 should be a time of building up your reserves, carving out a more substantial niche, and getting the tools and resources and training that will provide a foundation for your dreams well into the future. So here's my question to you: Can you engage in this much acquisition without becoming grasping, predatory, and manipulative? Personally, I'm sure you can.
VIRGO week of Jan. 18-24
I hate greed almost as much as I hate hatred. So I was mistrustful when your inner teacher hinted that I should look in the thesaurus under "acquire" for clues to your major themes in the coming months. There I found words like "amass," "collect," "gather," "secure," "earn," and "take possession." After duly meditating on your astrological aspects, I decided that what your inner teacher was driving at is this: 2007 should be a time of building up your reserves, carving out a more substantial niche, and getting the tools and resources and training that will provide a foundation for your dreams well into the future. So here's my question to you: Can you engage in this much acquisition without becoming grasping, predatory, and manipulative? Personally, I'm sure you can.
I've just created my own blog. This is just boilerplate text here, something to give me something to work with. I tried to name the blog Omnibus, after my Brautiganesque tribute to Steve Rauh, but I guess that was already taken. Instead I dub thee Offnibus, after the freeform poetry section of that long-ago book that may yet see the light of day--it sticks with me in my brain, just as Brautigan's own In Watermelon Sugar does:
In watermelon sugar the deeds were done and
done again as my life in done in watermelon sugar.
So this one's for you, Richard, and this one's for you, Steve. And this one's for iDEATH.--January 19'07
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