sunny lunches part 1

back blip as mid week business as ever..

In honour of the benevolent weather me and Christian extend our lunch time stroll to Calton Hill. A forest of follies to look down at the pin cushion skyline of spired Edinburgh.

He knows a lot more of the history than me, like did you know the big Parthenon half-finished construction was a welfar project? Like the lighthouse shaped tower to commemorate nelson has a house for rent underneath that still goes for pennies? Like the 16th Century portugese cannon there was found in Singapore? Other topics of discussion, classic MIT hacks and him interviewing for another lunchtime buddy.

Afterwards I get a run in and feel a gazillion times better and head along to the inky fingers open mic night which features a dazzling performance from JL Williams

Imago (after Ovid)

He thought of so many ways to make this
(veined wing, weightless thing),
walked in nothingness dreaming.

Gathered and tossed stars like coins or
(gold, glass)
marbles.

The stars weren't anything.

He decided to separate first
earth sky sea land heaven air
(heavy earth, light heaven),
let them find their places
in and round the world.

How he enjoyed the splashing sound
(azure, periwinkle, emerald, cobalt, violet, cornflower, blue)
that snaked and pooled and froze, in places, rose.

The winds, his children, he banished each to their rooms.

The sea made fish, the air birds, the heavens gods, the land beasts
and man was moulded by Prometheus, who found in mud
flakes of scattered stars, and wetting them in rivers shaped
creatures with eyes looking upwards, who walked dreaming.
JL Williams

91 days to go..