“Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire.”
~ Jorge Luis Borges, b. 24 August 1899
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There was a summer years gone by,
But in the fall of all things human,
Yet in my glass I sense her still –
Jorge Luis Borges (b. August 24): “It is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger.”
24 Aug
“Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire.”
~ Jorge Luis Borges, b. 24 August 1899
Charles Darwin (b. February 12): “A man who wastes time has not discovered the value of life.”
12 Feb
“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”
~ Charles Darwin, b. 12 February 1809
pinterest.com/pin/39406565463646340/
Jorge Luis Borges (b. August 24): “It is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger.”
24 Aug
“Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire.”
~ Jorge Luis Borges, b. 24 August 1899
Vineyards (a poem)
25 AprVINEYARDS
There was a summer years gone by,
we wandered vineyards, love and I.
Beneath the sun we quenched our thirst,
and crushed the grapes until they burst,
when each with purple head engorged
gave way to teeth with which we gorged.
But in the fall of all things human,
we rode our way to wrack and ruin.
Still feeding on our own desires,
we had no thought to bank our fires.
And but for winter, who would know
there’d come a day with no Pinot?
Yet in my glass I sense her still –
full-bodied taste, bouquet nose-filled.
Except for memory, there’s no trace
of tears I kissed from her sweet face,
but know now in the dregs of time
they weren’t her tears, but only mine.
~~~
Alan Annand, Toronto, 23 April 2015
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Charles Darwin (b. Feb 12): “A man who wastes time has not discovered the value of life.”
12 Feb
“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”
~ Charles Darwin, b. 12 February 1809
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/39406565463646340/
Jorge Luis Borges (b. August 24): “It is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger.”
24 Aug
“Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire.”
~ Jorge Luis Borges, b. 24 August 1899
Charles Darwin (b. Feb 12): “A man who wastes time has not discovered the value of life.”
12 Feb
“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”
~ Charles Darwin, b. 12 February 1809
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/39406565463646340/
Jorge Luis Borges (Aug 24): “Time is the substance from which I am made.”
24 Aug
“Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire.”
~ Jorge Luis Borges, b. 24 August 1899
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