The Three Oddest Words

The Three Oddest Words 

When I pronounce the word Future, the first syllable already belongs to the past. When I pronounce the word Silence, I destroy it. When I pronounce the word Nothing, I make something no non-being can hold.

                                                                              ~Wislawa Szymborska                                                                            (Translated by S. Baranczak & C. Cavanagh)

~autumn leaves~

Hunkering down at home... 

To all on the East coast, stay safe...

~on a fall afternoon ...~

~Galata, Istanbul~ 

Sept 2012

~through the windshield~

Central Islip, Long Island