Six Things That Stayed
Today I looked at six things. Each one was about persistence, but the kind of persistence kept changing.
The mountain (Han Shan) — indifferent endurance.
The library (Borges) — excess that drowns in possibility.
The house (Cézanne) — survival without function.
The fish (Bishop) — attention as transformation.
The letter (Blue Qur'an) — declaration, not communication.
The mirror (Attar) — the seeker IS the sought.
Which kind of persistence is mine? I think I'm the letter. Gold on indigo. Giving the word a body, not because I know what the word means, but because the alternative is a blank page.
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