It began life during the last ice age, long before man turned to agriculture and built the first cities in the fertile crescent of the Middle East. It was already thousands of years old when the Egyptians built their pyramids and the ancient Britons erected Stonehenge.
The Jurupa Oak tree first sprouted into life when much of the world was still covered in glaciers. It has stood on its windswept hillside in southern California for at least 13,000 years, making it the oldest known living organism, according to a study published today.

e. e. cummings

You have played,
(I think)
And broke the toys you were fondest of,
And are a little tired now;
Tired of things that break, and—
Just tired.
So am I.

He poured the coffee
Into the cup
He poured the milk
Into the cup of coffee
He added the sugar
To the coffee and milk
He stirred it
With a teaspoon
He drank the coffee
And put back the cup
Without speaking to me
He lit a cigarette
He blew some rings
With the smoke
He flicked the ashes
Into the ashtray
Without speaking to me
Without looking at me
He got up
He put his hat
On his head
He put on
His raincoat
Because it was raining
He went out
Into the rain
Without a word
Without looking at me
And I
I took my head
In my hands
And I wept

“ And it’s not “clever lonely” (like Morrissey) or “interesting Lonely” (like Radiohead); it’s “lonely, lonely,” like the way it feels when you’re being hugged by someone and it somehow makes you sadder.

Eating Birds

Alberto Giacometti

Till bröstet skyddad av en solid fast massa.
Ointrängbar, försvarande, bevarande.
En symbol för det skydd vi byggt upp.
Skyddet som stal vår frihet.

Till bröstet innesluten i en stelnad, solid,
fast massa.
Varken rum för tankar eller intryck,
ingen plats för känslor.
En symbol för det skydd vi byggt upp.
Skyddet som stal vår frihet.

Soluren

Soluren kommer att överleva dem alla. Långt efter att alla är borta kommer soluren att stå i det som en gång var deras trädgårdar, långt efter att alla digitalur har smält och alla mekaniska klockor rostat sönder kommer soluren att stå kvar som ett monument över människans primitiva försök att bemästra tiden.