Monday Morning Musings:
Ineffable,
the word lingers from my dream
almost visible–
how to describe
the dream state,
a word floats in the air—
almost visible,
liminal,
the world of in-between.
Ineffable,
the world today,
inconceivable
that we let it happen—
the naked emperor rules,
the fools see what they want to see
despite fire, plague
the flaming hate
and the ceaseless lies
rekindling the blood libel,
as the full moon hums fiercely
in warning, in horror
we look on,
but also,
ineffable
the beauty
of lunar shimmer
and morning glow
of herons
and deer
and the serenity of the river flowing on
carrying ghosts and memories,
in its currents
time bends, reflecting and refracting
the past merges with the future,
till it, too, is ineffable.
I did wake up today with the work ineffable floating in my head. We didn’t go anywhere this week, but historian Heather Cox Richardson’s Letters from an American email today reminded me of all the events that have happened within the past week—”It was only last Sunday– seven days ago– that the New York Times released information about Trump’s taxes. Since then, we’ve lived through Tuesday’s debate and the wildfire spread of coronavirus through the inner circle of the White House, along with other stories that would have crippled any other administration but that now pass by with hardly a ripple.” My morning walks and talking to loved ones is keeping me sane.
We ordered Chinese food this weekend and watched two Merril movies: I’m Thinking of Ending Things (on Netflix) and A White White Day, an Icelandic movie available to rent on Amazon Prime and other platforms. I liked both of them more than my husband did, but they are both movies I’m still thinking about. The actor who plays the main character in A White White Day is so compelling, and his granddaughter is very cute. I’m Thinking of Ending Things, is a Charlie Kaufman film, so if you’ve seen his other movies, you know this will not be straightforward. There’s also a connection to Fargo, the TV show, not the movie. Jessie Buckley who plays the young woman in the movie, is in the new season, and her co-star, Jesse Plemons, was in an earlier season, as was David Thewlis, who plays his father. We’ve watched the first two episodes of the new season of Fargo, which is set in 1960 Kansas City, and we both like it so far.
I’m hosting dVerse today, so I’ll be back later. 😏
Here’s a another blue river shot for Liz.
