May17

the shining.

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 as we went to head into town
leaving our little adobe house
moving toward the door
i said
we still have one more light to turn off before we go
response was
a pause and silent moment
then
look up
oh
it was so bright and streaming through
 not used to such a brilliant sun
shining down on me 
inside
complete shift
—

‘attention, if sudden and close, graduates into surprise;

and this into astonishment; and this into stupefied amazement.’

-charles darwin

 

 

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new mexico, usa, may 2026

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  7. Sunlight – and its different qualities from the rise to the set of each day – is something I never lose awe for. That’s a lovely skylight in your accommodation!

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  10. I had, not that long ago, the lights in our bathroom on all day, because the sun was shining so brightly already in the morning. Therefore I thought I had turned it off but in fact I turned it on. But it was a joy, because of the sunny day….

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