This is Ceratosoma sinuata:
it squints out
from under a seven-hued eyebrow.
Its lid is washed clean by fires,
its tear is hot steam.
Towards it the blind star flies
and melts at the eyelash that's hotter:
it's growing warm in the world
and the dead
burgeon and flower.
(Photo by Jun Imamoto.)
Friday, October 13, 2006
Friday Nudibranch Blogging
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5 comments:
and the dead
burgeon and flower.
'at's some good writin', pard!
'at's some good writin', pard!
Agreed, and you can thank Paul Celan for it!
I better start crediting this stuff. Just assumed everyone knew I was quoting....
Damn, how unpleasant is that?
Toby polluting a post on my beloved nudibranches??
BTW, that one's tres faboo.
Took care of it for ya, 4legs. It's not like he had anything to say.
Love your regular nudibranch posts! (And thanks for the link to my vid a while back...)
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