I want burning!
In my small
town I talk to almost everyone, and everywhere. Sometimes you can feel the
energy you bring to a person by your welcoming presence. Try being nice! It really works!!!
So I have
over the past few years enjoyed talking to a woman at the liquor store where I
go pick up a couple of cans of beer. She looks interesting and it turns out she
is interesting. She dropped by my open house and we had a glass of wine
together. She is amazingly well read and it turns out she and I share a love of
Coleman Barks. He is a poet in Carter’s hometown of Athens, Georgia. I heard
him speak accompanied by a cellist at
NCECA (the Randall Session) and he was one of the best speakers I have ever
experienced. So the other day I go for my couple of cans and my friend says
“Here, Tony I have a CD of poems by Coleman Barks for you entitled “
I want
burning”.
Wow, I
even love the title. I want burning, not smouldering. Isn’t that the way to live your life? It’s
better to wear out than rust out! Live
your life at high heat with Cone 11 bending after a long hold and plenty more
wood to burn. Ronnie sent me this flick
to watch of Warren MacKenzie still working at age 91. http://twilightofthemasters.com Inspir
One of the
poems reads “ Say I am you!” Well that puts the shoe on the other foot of the
person that says “If I were you.” I would do it differently. I would do it my
way. Instead of your advice to me I will be you for a moment. That is a
powerful sense of self confidence.
Feeling
confident about the contrast of colours on my new carbon trap shino work.
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