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| Pilgrimage |
Wednesday January 01, 2025
the black madonna
of częstochowa beckons
him to bend the knee.
he makes his pilgrimage to
jasna góra in his heart.
Thursday January 02, 2025
his beautiful mind
adores the mysterious
equations of love.
the great polish logicians
kissed reason with a passion.
Friday January 03, 2025
the theology
of aristotle solves the
primacy problem.
primary substances are
ontic and universal.
ontic and universal.
Saturday January 04, 2025
a man of letters
writes letters using letters
from the sigmabet.
there is nothing up his sleeve,
there is nothing to believe.
Sunday January 05, 2025
today marks the end
of an era: from medway
to fashion roseway.
he can say without shame that
he has survived in style.
Monday January 06, 2025
today marks the start
of an aera: from the spire
to the peaceful shire.
he is hoping against hope
for a lasting rapprochement.
Tuesday January 07, 2025
when he turned the key
the clicking sound made his heart
sink to the abyss.
car mechanics is outside
of his instrumental lane.
Wednesday January 08, 2025
“one act of love brings
the soul back to life” (so said
a monk who would know).
maximilian kolbe
lived his love right to the end.
Thursday January 09, 2025
they were never just
momentary fireworks
exploding at night.
they have always been living
in the black sheltering sky.
Friday January 10, 2025
he came back to check
on the second property
he is financing.
what was once a weekly chore
has turned into a weekend.
Saturday January 11, 2025
it has dawned on him
that his tenure in the art
world was personal.
because of the contacts he
made, he can help others now.
Sunday January 12, 2025
finding himself back
at the very beginning
again is a gain.
he can fully contribute
to aristotle's revenge.
Monday January 13, 2025
some days he feels like
he is lost in translation
while in transition.
and yet what matters most is
beyond what words can convey.
Tuesday January 14, 2025
he is beginning
to mirror the meaning of
virtual silence.
until now it was unclear
how it would get reflected.
Wednesday January 15, 2025
“those two are going
nowhere very fast without
each other” (indeed).
the bulbous huggers embrace
this impenetrable truth.
Thursday January 16, 2025
now he knows why 'cause'
plays such a prominent role
in all of his work.
the master of those who know
has influenced everyone.
Friday January 17, 2025
he went long against
the yen yesterday because
the hammer appeared.
for five minutes the candle
remained green, then it turned red.
Saturday January 18, 2025
the unassuming
3.1 cancellation
was gladly received.
this provides him the time to
do absolutely nothing.
Sunday January 19, 2025
his research project
begins at the beginning
of metaphysics.
it is a retreat from the
deceit of modernity.
Monday January 20, 2025
he walked down burnwell
boulevard of broken dreams
and spoken extremes.
it was as unexpected
as it was unobtrusive.
Tuesday January 21, 2025
twenty-two thousand
two hundred and eighty-one
days have come and gone.
he is thankful for them all,
the good, bad, happy, and sad.
Wednesday January 22, 2025
“welcome to vs...”
he wrote to himself as a
kindly reminder.
the past sixty years prepared
him to write these final words.
Thursday January 23, 2025
he was not made for
that form of conventional
domesticity.
realizing this was the
result of his repentance.
Friday January 24, 2025
the dread that he read
was as immediate as
it was instructive.
agreeing to disagree
was the only option left.
Saturday January 25, 2025
despite being right
in deciding to remain,
he still feels wistful.
but this too shall pass for him,
just like it has in the past.
Sunday January 26, 2025
he decided to
renew his acquaintance with
the ancients once more.
the worldly wise men of old
told their tales in vintage verse.
Monday January 27, 2025
two down, one to go
before he can retreat for
yet another year.
he is temperamentally
opposed to celebration.
Tuesday January 28, 2025
unexpectedly
he finds himself crunching the
old numbers again.
it was only a matter
of time before his score soared.
Wednesday January 29, 2025
virtual silence
means muting the medium
that makes the message.
despite all the lessons learned,
he’s thankful he made the vow.
Thursday January 30, 2025
all four corners must
be visible before it
gets deposited.
it's these particular things
that are causing him concern.
Friday January 31, 2025
the variations
are various, but only
two are in his ears.
fifty-five and eighty-one
are the ones that have remained.