west with the night
I have learned that if you must leave
a place that you have lived in and loved
and where all your yesterdays
are buried deep...
a place that you have lived in and loved
and where all your yesterdays
are buried deep...
leave it any way except a slow way
leave it the fastest way you can
never turn back.
and never believe that an hour
you remember is a better hour
because its dead.
passed years seem safe ones, vanquished ones,
while the future lives in a cloud,
formidable from a distance.
while the future lives in a cloud,
formidable from a distance.
the clouds clear as you enter it
excerpt by
beryl markham
"west with the night"
if only i could be so brave.
but I can't leave new york just yet.
good bye to all that
manhatta
excerpt by
beryl markham
"west with the night"
if only i could be so brave.
but I can't leave new york just yet.
good bye to all that
manhatta
32 comments:
I have yearned all of my life to live in NYC. I visit every year around my birthday (fellow Sag)and sadly, I think it will remain but a dream. Life some times gets in the way of dreams. At least, for a glorius weekend I always have Manhattan. Lovely blog.
This is amazing, your posts just get better and better, thank you.
oh I love this scean from "Bande à Part" where these guys run through the Louvre. It's the best :)
yes
Thank you Cerre, you´re always an inspiration for me too.
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That was so... beautiful, fab, wonderful, gorgeous... Thank you. K
lovely.....images and words...
but remember new york isn't going anywhere...;))
nancy
Love this post. I think this is something I needed to hear...
simply beautiful
Gorgeous! Best mood enhancer ever.
I love the photo of the girl sitting precariously on the edge - that could have been me 20 years ago...(I actually had to double take)
Thank you for this.
Just, wow.
I just love that picture of the people running through the museum. Like they need an art fix fast or they might die.
I'm glad! The running image is from the film "band of outsiders" by Godard. An exceptional scene.
beautiful way to describe it
My jaw dropped when I read the text--and then I saw it was beryl markham. Of course...Doesn't she just seem timeless and epic? I just wish she'd left more behind.
Excellent choice of photos, but which came first: text or images?
Brilliant post - the perfect pairing of words and images. I'm such an admirer of your blog.
I just linked over here from What Possessed Me--so glad I did. This is just lovely, thank you.
Inspired film.
Inspiring post.
New York....i've been living there for a few monthes, a long time ago, twenty years ago, i was 20.... i still miss new york, wish i could live in that magic city again , once, but i also know it won't happen...oh no, it's not sad...it's my lovely dream ...forgive my english...bonjour de Bordeaux, France andthank you for all this!Lili
you pushed one big button in me...made my hands sweat! thank you :)
i left sudden, and return once every year (next month) just to load up and make me feel part of it again. i never thought i could fall in love with a city :)
wonderful post....lovely choice of words, and gorgeous images xx
love this, such a case for strength.
inspiring post!
This made me cry, but I'm not sure is it because it made me sad or happy. I'm always afraid of the future. Courage is your message? Love it. Needed it.
So true!
thank you!
New York's loss is California's gain. Can't wait to see what you find on the West Coast! xxooLynnda
Reading this blog is the only time I really miss smoking. It's funny, I've been wanting to post the dance scene from Band of Outsiders. Thanks for this little silent movie.
this is wonderful... :)
this is beautiful
I just had to fish West with the Night from my bookshelf. What you do is so very special.
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