My Small Boat

The Tiger
The tiger, on the other hand,
Is kittenish and mild,
And makes a pretty playfellow
For any little child.
And mothers of large families
(Who claim to common sense)
Will find a tiger well repays
The trouble and expense.

I’m a pessimist about probabilities; I’m an optimist about possibilities.

Mutability is our tragedy, but it’s also our hope.

Some other Just Ones
a footnote to Borges
The printer who sets this page with skill, though he may not admire it.
Singers of solo expertise who defer and find harmonies instead.
Anyone whose skeleton is susceptible to music.
She who, having loved a book or record, instantly passes it on.
Whose heart lilts at a [...]

The mayor of London was asked by an interviewer about “power”:
Q: Does power corrupt
A: Power reveals

The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function.