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jkmakes It occurred to me, in the hours, days, after experiencing something I’d wanted my entire life- a total solar eclipse- that while the wealthiest can zip around the world to experience this any time an opportunity arises
Clearly I knew this. It’s only an entire metaphor. Even Jareth the Goblin King- love of my adolescence and with me in spirit ever since- moves the stars for no one.
what else do we find fascinating that's beyond our control
what do we find terrifying that's beyond our control
that's almost everything
new life, ultimately
death, ultimately
the seasons
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Winter rolling back in ushers me back to vaguely contemplative writing, and whatever was pingponging around in my head for the day is set aside in place of the above, which I found in my drafts and have no memory of writing. I do remember, however, the feeling it describes.
they cannot create the circumstances of an eclipse
we can’t move the heavenly bodies.Clearly I knew this. It’s only an entire metaphor. Even Jareth the Goblin King- love of my adolescence and with me in spirit ever since- moves the stars for no one.
But I didn’t know it. In my bones. Somehow. I didn’t understand it on some level that I feel I do now.
The two and a half minutes of totality in the woods of northern New York was a deeply holy experience for me, and as I’ve watched other people discuss the event, I can’t help but wonder
what else do we find fascinating that's beyond our control
what do we find terrifying that's beyond our control
that's almost everything
new life, ultimately
death, ultimately
the seasons
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Winter rolling back in ushers me back to vaguely contemplative writing, and whatever was pingponging around in my head for the day is set aside in place of the above, which I found in my drafts and have no memory of writing. I do remember, however, the feeling it describes.
