This one, if it were a CD or a 45 rpm, would have worn to a shred by now:

Yes, not Klezmer, but whatever you call it, I love it. This one too: I would love to see you singing these!

"Vi iz dus gesele, vi iz di shtib? Vi iz dus yingale, vemen kh'hob lib? Ot iz dus gesele, ot iz di shtib, Ot iz dus yingale, vemen kh'hob lib. Where is the village, the place of my youth? Where is

Right you are - but my skepticism and cynicism continue, even in the face of "obvious" signs. The tree frog that fell on my head was just a tree frog perched above the door. Not a message from

LOL - Get plastered! Quicker, in' it? Empty this mind. YES. Yes. Yes. Meditation - Clear the Head - Yes.

You the coolest ever, woman. The bomb. So bad. Killin'! You, @owasco! You and I have an extraordinary number of things in common. Who knew Klezmer was one? While I don't think The Barry Sisters fit under

You are ahead of your time, and ahead of the Masters. Violinist Itzhak Perlman Expands to Klezmer Music - NOVEMBER 30, 1995 ....He has several new releases, and a PBS special: "The Beethoven Triple

Brilliant, as always! It may take you several days to labor and give birth to these creations, but look at the result! Gestation and delivery of a much-needed message. Sorry it's taken me four days to

I should write a post about the Sacred and Profane but you already know this subject as only a poet and mystic can, and I am in a sort of hibernation or literary winter, not putting much out there anymore,

Well, dang. Yes, I am back. Again. Already. The Sufi master with his insight on our audacity in seeking miracles.... it seems to conflict with the Christian doctrine I was taught from infancy: we never

This is rich! Those aphorisms are treasures--like gems in a jewelry box, and I must revisit them daily, take them to heart, internalize them. I love your insight: poetry might be unabashedly addressed

Thank you - I had these all stored in Chrome at one time, and somehow these things vanish. I never know how. Most of the time, the log in icons flash with the 51 asterisks, and someday, I will get to the

You're most welcome - thank YOU for the affirmation!! More and more, I see what a blessing it is to grow old and gray and wrinkled. All I can think of, revisiting this poem today, is how very lucky are

If you should find yourself in the Midwest (after your Gettysburg trip), there's this: From Revolutionary Outcast to a Man of God: Dostoevsky at 200 The Fall 2021 Main Library Gallery exhibition, From

This is your narrator, not you, speaking. I love the "unreliable narrator" - and get frustrated when book reviewers complain about some unlikable character without seeing where this is going.

LOVE it love it LOVE it! As always, I could highlight every line as a beacon, a tease, a temptation to other readers to #ReadThis excellent post. Hundreds of thousands of new posts appear daily at Hive,

I love Covid! Never thought I'd say that, but I love Covid the Cat! We had a stray at our door, one bitter winter, but I was unable to bribe him with food to lure him to shelter in our house. Very feral.

You cover so much, so well - I could spend entire days reading your posts. Kafka. The simple sentence. The revelation that all is well (indeed, it is perfect!). Alice. Narnia. And how deftly you capture

Your Oscar Wilde quote on Twitter captures the wit and mood your "softer light" does for me:

I love this! The sober (sobering) reflections on being in the afternoon of one's life (but only 48; that's high noon, isn't it? Surely you plan to live to at least age 100!) - sipping tea, contemplating