November 10th - 19th 2016 - Day 8 - Board 8

Place me
in the shade
of the sundial
and turn back
time
luckily
it turns to
spring
again
every year


CHANGE


Yoko Tawada. Opium for Ovid
Is the possibility of transformation neglected to the benefit of the discourse about identity even though one does not exclude the other? One of these enjoys good standing, which is clearly defined and worth protecting—it can be lost—the term “loss of identity” suggests this. Transformation is something completely open, which constantly confirms the mutability of a subject. With time this introduces an infinite amount of possibilities and variations and thus requires forming. Change brings sorrow and solace in equal measure.

Dark thoughts hang
above my head
and form clouds
into wild animals
they smack their lips and devour
my dreams
I dream my dreams are missing
and then notice
I am indeed dreaming
but why not larger and greater and ...


FEAR


Lucretius. On the Nature of Things
According to Epicurus, every human, whether young or old, has access to the cultivation of the soul. It begins with insight into the mortality of life. This composition is behooved to maintain the calm and endurance gained in the process. It stands contrary to fear, which clutches one again and again and hinders from living.

photos: Gerald Freimuth