( via / via )

Beyond the Vessel.

"CROW (Palindrome)

Deft,
I saw a crow,
over us,
a sure vow or caw
as it fed."

—Anthony Etherin

Grover Leach.

"I will go to watch the animals, and let
something of their composure slowly glide
into my limbs; will see my own existence
deep in their eyes, which will hold me for a while
and let me go, serenely, without judgment."

—Rilke (tr S Mitchell) via via @dreamsofbeing.bsky.social

"The wildly allegorical, unsolvable ending of The Prisoner...got him out of one phase of his career and into another. It’s a little bit like Lou Reed making Metal Machine Music or Prince becoming The-Artist-Formerly-Known-As..."