Tuesday, September 30, 2008

New Moon



New Moon. Ramadan ends, Rosh Hashanah begins. The markets are down, the world waiting. I look for guidance.

"Madame Sosostris, famous clairvoyante,
Had a bad cold, nevertheless
Is known to be the wisest woman in Europe,
With a wicked pack of cards. Here, said she,
Is your card, the drowned Phoenician Sailor,
(Those are pearls that were his eyes. Look!)
Here is Belladonna, the Lady of the Rocks,
The lady of situations.
Here is the man with three staves, and here the Wheel,
And here is the one-eyed merchant, and this card,
Which is blank, is something he carries on his back,
Which I am forbidden to see. I do not find
The Hanged Man. Fear death by water.
I see crowds of people, walking round in a ring.
Thank you. If you see dear Mrs. Equitone,
Tell her I bring the horoscope myself:
One must be so careful these days."

T.S. Eliot
"The Waste Land"

2 comments:

  1. I don't think it is possible to escape the Waste Land ..
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    Bobbie sent me to read your Key West pieces. I had some rather bohemian-ish extended stays there during the 80's.

    But somehow I felt I should start at September.

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  2. I hope it was worth your while.

    Thanks for stopping by.

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