river – hidden pilcrow

The banks

Published on 03/06/2025 by Maciej ModzelewskiLeave a comment

I live by the river yet never walk its banks.
Not that they’d miss me particularly—
after all, I would just be another pair of soles
trampling on their peace between the tides.

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portrait of a beautiful young Chinese woman against the background of a river in a mountain landscape

Journal (The narrows of the river)

Published on 16/10/2023 by Maciej Modzelewski1 Comment

If the soul were made of Jingdezhen porcelain, would life taste like a sip of yùjiāng when we sang wildly, waiting for the moon, and no longer cared when the tune was done? But you never answered; only your eyes asked: How could I ever forget the narrows of the river?