The Road

Mar 24, 2012 1 min read MacroblogPoetry

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
-J.R.R. Tolkien

The Winds of Fate

Jan 5, 2012 1 min read MacroblogPoetry

One ship drives east and another drives west
With the selfsame winds that blow.
‘Tis the set of the sails
And not the gales
Which tells us the way to go.

Gems From the Rubaiyat

Sep 9, 2011 2 min read MacroblogPoetry

XIX
I sometimes think that never blows so red
The Rose as where some buried Caesar bled;
That every Hyacinth the Garden wears
Dropt in her Lap from some once lovely Head.

Love and Tensor Algebra

Aug 14, 2011 2 min read MacroblogPoetry

‘The Cyberiad” by Polish author Stanislaw Lem is a brilliant set of short stories. Its translation from Polish to English is an astounding achievement in itself, faithfully preserving the wonder of the original.

Third Culture Kid

Jun 1, 2011 1 min read MacroblogPoetry

A few days ago, I came across a trailer for the Third Culture Kids . Instant empathy. Nice to know that there are others out there..as I am never tired of repeating, “The more personal it is, the more universal it is.” Here is a lovely poem from the beginning of the trailer. Does anyone know who the author is? I’d like to buy him/her a beer.