There is much poetry in departures.
I have made so many after living in a number of cities across the UK, before I settled down in Liverpool to begin my various careers.
When I think about this I am always struck by a deep melancholy for those past lives l've lived.
I visited the Salts Mill in Saltaire Yorkshire often, as I had a friend living nearby.
I did have one of the cafe menus designed by DH, which sadly was nicked from my flat some years later.
The flesh is sad, alas! and all the books are read.
Flight, only flight! I feel that birds are wild to tread
The floor of unknown foam, and to attain the skies!
Stéphane Mallarmé, Brise Marine.
The 199 Steps in Whitby lead from the historic Church Street up to the clifftop iconic Whitby Abbey and St Mary's Church dating back to the 14th century. The steps were originally used by coffin bearers and pilgrims making their way to the ancient parish church.
Honoré Daumier.
Le Spectacle gratis.
1843 - 1845.
RIP David Hockney.
How sad he had to leave.
“The moment rules over everything.”
Stanley Spencer.
The Beatitudes of Love (5): Contemplation.
1938.
Bertrom.
Ben Shahn.
Father and Child.
1946.
Ben Shahn had a deep affection for American workers, immigrants, and disenfranchised communities, and often expressed an abhorrence for injustice and oppression.
I woke up to this.
Although my birthday is on July 4th. All day my wife was asking me if I was having a lovely day. I just smiled and nodded. It wasn’t until dinner that she gave me a card with airline tickets to fly to Nice on the 4th of July.
