~for Eliot~
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At the mercy of doubt
“Most pioneers are at the mercy of doubt at the beginning, whether of their worth, of their theories, or of the whole enigmatic field in which they labour."
Richard Hamblyn
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I begin this day
and every day!
mercifully
in doubt.
and
in
no doubt
my stasis is this
duality!
that my place on earth,
from the creation of my birth
to its re-creation this day
when these very words I script,
my purposed dual lives
are to doubt
the possibilities of,
and yet,
no doubt!
to attempt to uncover
new combinations of words
for the pleasuring of others
for what could ever be
a greater pleasure
than that?
May 12
May 12, 2026 at 7:37 AM UTC
~for Eliot~
<>
At the mercy of doubt
“Most pioneers are at the mercy of doubt at the beginning, whether of their worth, of their theories, or of the whole enigmatic field in which they labour."
Richard Hamblyn
<><>
I begin this day
and every day!
mercifully
in doubt.
and
in
no doubt
my stasis is this
duality!
that my place on earth,
from the creation of my birth
to its re-creation this day
when these very words I script,
my purposed dual lives
are to doubt
the possibilities of,
and yet,
no doubt!
to attempt to uncover
new combinations of words
for the pleasuring of others
for what could ever be
a greater pleasure
than that?
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