"I
want to think again of dangerous things
I
want to be improbable and beautiful
afraid
of nothing
as
though I had wings."
—Mary
Oliver
image: Pompeii, House of the Vettii, photo by
Carlo Brogi
About Me
- Christie
- Creative writer - Traveler - Archaeologist manque - Ardent lover of the play of light, the journeyings of time, things ephemeral and ancient
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