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The haïku description with the many words of the western mind, you have set the mood and created an up to date moment we can take part in and enjoy. I think you take photographs too? I liked the feeling of the trappings of modern man hanging about you too adding to the collaged picture of the moment, like the gatherings of Autumn leaves hard pressed together, a surprise after the melting of the snow. Yours Ann of Norway I like a poem by the Norwegian poet Hans Borli.- "Et Tiende dels sekund" or a tenth of a second. A terribly long time ago I lay one Spring night by Grenn Long water, home at Fjellskogen (a mountain-wood) The night was clear and still, A moon shone over Bjonnstadseterhogda (Bear-place-summerfarm-heights) Lay like a pale scythe of silver in The dew wet April dark. Suddenly I heard Sighing gentle long beats over me I looked up -- then I saw for a tenth of a second The Northern star shining coldly Between the outflug feathers of The wings of a crane. Less then a tenth of a second But since then I have lived many years That take less place in my heart.

Edevold I found this poem really interesting, though I admit I don't think I fully understand what it is about. I don't believe that matters though, it left me with a strong sense of something, perhaps the thing you intended, perhaps not. I think it is important to have moved the reader & you did with your writing. I'm off to read another from you know Cheers Anni ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "...We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? ... Your playing small doesn't serve the world..."

Wow, I love that, I really love it & of course as soon as I read it after your reply I completely got what it was about, I want to apologise for not giving it the focus I should have (not being present to it) on the first read. You know actually I did get it the first time, just wasn't sure that was the point at the time, I should have spent more time with it before commenting. Haven't seen that film, but it sounds great & I will go & seek it. In my research I had to study what is known as "the flow state" you are writing about... If you're interested it was a guy called Chiksentmihali (I have no idea now how to spell that it's 18 years or so ago now)... He studied that state where the rest of the world disapears & your awareness is completely immersed in the moment & the task you are involved in, whether wood chopping, jigsaw puzzle, floor scrubbing, massaging, writing or painting. It is a lovely sate. One of my aims in life currently is to be far more present to whatever I am currently involved in, my brain wants to be so busy all the time & I am sure I miss things (we all do), thinking about the next place I need to be or what someone said earlier etc. Life works better when we are really focused where we actually are, after all, this very moment is all there really is, best spend it in the best way possible, no matter what we're doing. Well done with this Ed, & thanks for explaining. Cheers~ Anni ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfilment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be artic