Tag: miss

  • May 11, 2021

    May 11, 2021

    “The apparition of these faces in the crowd: Petals on a wet, black bough.” Ezra Pound, “In a Station of the Metro” It used to be that I spent a lot of time in airports, standing in line with people, waiting to get in/out, on/off, back/forth. I loved to study the faces of the people…

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  • June 1, 2017

    June 1, 2017

    Oh, Australia. Today is my last day. I will miss you. Reactions: 1K Comments: 33 Original Post

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  • January 8, 2013

    January 8, 2013

    The Christmas tree came down on Saturday. I miss it. I miss the light of it and the smell of it and the improbability of it (a tree! In the house!). I miss how when I came around the corner and caught sight of it, I felt like a kid again, convinced of miracles. I…

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  • April 10, 2012

    April 10, 2012

    I took this picture of a purple-blossomed tree because I wanted to show it to my mother. Spring was her favorite season. It is when I miss her most. The longer I am in the world, the more convinced I am that we see things best when we see them with somebody else. It is…

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