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Chinese Tea Eggs
Chinese Tea Eggs (Cha Ye Dan) ~ Gorgeous marbled hard boiled eggs soaked in a mixture of black tea and spices
“Verily in the remembrance of God do hearts find tranquility”
Qur’an 13:28(via majdimam)
Crashingly Beautiful: You Learn
You learn.
After a while you learn the subtle difference
between holding a hand and chaining a soul,
and you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning
and company doesn’t mean security.
And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts
and presents aren’t promises,
and you begin to accept your…
Aphrodite Metropolis (1) by Kenneth Fearing
“Myrtle loves Harry”—It is sometimes hard to remember a thing like that,
Hard to think about it, and no one knows what to do with it when he has it, So write it out on a billboard that stands under the yellow light of an “L” platform among popcorn wrappers and crushed cigars, A poster that says “Mama I Love Crispy Wafers So.” Leave it on a placard where somebody else gave the blonde lady a pencil moustache, and another perplexed citizen deposited: “Jesus Saves. Jesus Saves.” One can lay this bundle down there with the others, And never lose it, or forget it, or want it. “Myrtle loves Harry.” They live somewhere.
AMIDST THE STORM As security vehicles burned in the background, protesters prayed in Cairo. (Photo: Scott Nelson / The New York Times)
(via futurisms)
Don’t surrender your loneliness
So quickly
Let it cut more deep
Let it ferment and season you
As few human
Or even divine ingredients can.— Hafiz
(from Waking Up)
