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ZiN Daily

Nov 21, 2022

George Freek: Pointless Worry

Image: Unsplash, downloaded (https://unsplash.com/photos/eodA_8CTOFo) 14.08.2022. AUTUMN AFTERNOON (After Tu Fu) Those distant clouds will soon be overhead, bringing cold rain or snow. The flowers are dead. I watch the squirrels gather food for winter. Do they know life is short? Do they stare at the stars and think of eternity? As nature grows harsher, they scamper frantically. As they gather their nuts, I envy their frenzy. They can’t stop to worry or repine. The pointless

George Freek: The Sum Of One Plus One/Until It Dies

ZiN Daily

Nov 8, 2021

George Freek: The Sum Of One Plus One/Until It Dies

Image: Unsplash, downloaded (https://unsplash.com/photos/FROUVKVVmZI) 17.10.2021. IN LATE NOVEMBER (After Mei Yao Chen) I watch the moon climb the sky. I watch it move between the clouds, until it dies. There’s no light in that black sky. God left it long ago, or he has also died. Where there once were stars, they’ve been cast aside, like the girl, who years ago, was my bride. Snow is falling from that sky. The road beside her grave crawls out of sight. It crawls somewhere, I

ZiND

Aug 23, 2021

George Freek: The Edge of the Night

Image: Unsplash, downloaded (https://unsplash.com/photos/Ya3FqJdKVa) 27.6.2021. NOTHING LEFT TO SAY (After Mei Yao Chen) Alone, I watch night arrive. Leaves die on the trees, unable to survive. The moon is an empty shoe. I drink many cups of wine. I drink for two, so the bottle is almost through. A year ago, my wife would drink with me. We laughed, enjoying each other’s company, but memories are bitter. I too will soon be dust. I will simply drink, until I fall asleep. or I’v

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