February 12, 2005
my hopes, exactly
I'd like to retire there and do nothing,
or nothing much, forever, in two bare rooms:
look through binoculars, read boring books,
old, long, long books, and write down useless notes,
talk to myself, and, foggy days,
watch the droplets slipping, heavy with light.
Elizabeth Bishop from "The End of March"
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Kate S. on 14 Feb 2005
Amen! Here's hoping, sister-friend...