A window of opportunity in yoga class today opened up a lively conversation.. from the students came interpretations of the photos I've been posting on this blog with my temporary practice partner , Varian. One described the machine quite accurately as an oversized , over-the-counter Kitchen Aide Baking Blender, churning things up. Another take was a version of the Biblical tale of David and Goliath … or a devious device found in the genius children's books, "Captain Underpants" - Emulsifying Sossilflange Inhibitor anyone???
Life. Death. Cycles. Literal and Metaphorical. Attachment and Surrender…..
Quite possibly one of , if not the most, beautiful songs ever recorded ( in my world at least ) . I prefer to keep all accredited opinions about the meaning of this work of art at bay and know it instead through my heart, which I'm acutely aware of when I hear Neil Young's raw and perfect voice sing .
"Don't Let it Bring you Down " - Neil Young
Old man lying
by the side of the road
With the lorries rolling by,
Blue moon sinking
from the weight of the load
And the building scrape the sky,
Cold wind ripping
down the alley at dawn
And the morning paper flies,
Dead man lying
by the side of the road
With the daylight in his eyes.
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning,
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around.
Blind man running
through the light
of the night
With an answer in his hand,
Come on down
to the river of sight
And you can really understand,
Red lights flashing
through the window
in the rain,
Can you hear the sirens moan?
White cane lying
in a gutter in the lane,
If you're walking home alone.
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning,
Just find someone who's turning
And you will come around.
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning,
Just find someone who's turning
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