Cardinal sign of a bard is not calm talking, i think. How did this turn out? As rationalism took up unchurchical authority, bards sought to stay on (if only for a bit) as knowing kahunas. But what a bard has is wings of song and misty grasp: calm talking grows dull with no far story.


"Wandering poets traveled from village to village, as they did in Persia, passing out verses in exchange for gifts, treats, and affection. They composed verses on the spot and could recite something appropriate for any mood or occasion, whether pious or obscene." --Th* Ori*ntalist


transhumant crutch · fang onus
isopropyl · chanting fungus

smirk panoply · indigo star
across crisp ruin · stumps scrambling


"I am not afraid of anybody because I do not want anything from anyone." (via Sharp Sand)


Fr*ak Folk. (via iMomus)


On my victrola- Y*llow Magic Orch*stra