The Snake CharmerBetween rain-heavy clouds and sun-scorched cobbles, in an age which historians have labelled the last days of a flailing empire, a Snake Charmer views the gathering crowd with the same indifference as one watches the encroaching tide. The clouds conspire to unveil the sun, and in time the stage is set, the basket unhooked, the Snake Charmer poised to play the flute bestowed upon him by his parents, to play the melody taught to him in youth. The British Empire will, to all intents and purposes, meet its end in India, as the artist plays his tune, as the cobra reaches towards the sky.The Snake Charmer
In another market, in another time, a Snake Cha
The Gap Between The FloorboardThe gap between the floorboards must have increased by around a millimetre in the past hour or so. He guessed it was entirely possible that the heating had come on and had slightly perturbed the wooden planks. It was, of course, possible that he had imagined the alteration, having been staring far too intently at the peculiarity for quite some time. Never before had he taken an interest in such an unimportant, banal feature, yet it now had his undivided attention. The fissure was unusually hypnotic, and he had no intention of focusing elsewhere. It was because of the irrelevance of the gap that he examined it so closely; it was because it wasThe Gap Between The Floorboard
A Building Whose...A building whose four inner walls are blank proves a daunting environment for somebody of your disposition. Your anxiety isn’t helped by the fact that each wall is of equal height and width. After all, should you not offer these four equal features an equal amount of attention? Should you not stare as intently at each, and even touch each surface an equal number of times?A Building Whose...
Yet which wall are you to touch first, and why? You soon begin to realise that no correct order has made itself apparent, and that you, sadly, are in control. In touching one random wall before the others – perhaps the one on the right – you have unwittin
19th July 2006...
"What Romantic terminology called genius or talent or inspiration is nothing other than finding the right road empirically, following one's nose, taking shortcuts."
Can you guess who said it? Clue- you like him!
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----- Darlo -----
Anime and Manga in your area?
Win Free Stuff At Lotaku, and find Local Otaku!
Darlo's World! My Website
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forever was over ages ago.
same!
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forever was over ages ago.
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"How dare you live in a place with a Roof? You user of ink?" - Excel from Excel Saga.
It is nice to meet a new Shrewsbury-poet. The place is so pretty sometimes and is only a bus ride form so many other beautiful places (Wrekin, Ironbridge etc).
Hope your book is going well. I believe I have seen it on a shelf ina shop somewhere. Shall pick it up next time I pass it
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