Jason Shinder. Rest well, my friend.

Thank you, Jason, for your unexpected gentleness, and overwhelming kindness. Thank you for your work, for those moments of sharing souls and silence.
Eternity
by Jason Shinder
1955-2008
A poem written three thousand years ago
about a man who walks among horses
grazing on a hill under the small stars
comes to life on a page in a book
and the woman [...]

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“Nothing for You is untoward.” Robert Creeley

from The Door
by Robert Creeley
Nothing for You is untoward.
Inside You would also be tall,
more tall, more beautiful.
Come toward me from the wall, I want to be with You.
So I screamed to You,
who hears as the wind, and changes
multiply, invariably,
changes in the mind.
Running to the door, I ran down
as a clock runs down. Walked backwards,
stumbled, sat [...]

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“Yet Not Alone” Rainer Maria Rilke

I Am Much Too Alone in This World, Yet Not Alone
by Rainer Maria Rilke (Translation by Annemarie S. Kidder)
I am much too alone in this world, yet not alone
enough
to truly consecrate the hour.
I am much too small in this world, yet not small
enough
to be to [...]

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