online: 9 july 2019
modified: 24 june 2019

24 june 2019 midsummer night


i always liked midsummer day . . . partly because it is the birthday of my sister and partly because it is a nice cultural event . . . and also one of Shakespeare's nicest plays: midsummer night's dream . . . and, i suppose, the nicest of the four seasons in peoples mind . . .

the prevalence of both nature and culture in the same happening . . . and apparently the integration of these into a oneness or a singleness which is behind the appeal of this time . . .

but for me it is primarily the birthday of my sister with her red hair and bright nature . . . and which my father would name my laughing whirlwind (i think he called her) . . .

but here today it is not very summer-like . . . but hazy if not a little gloomy . . .

i am reminded of that i got interested in all such somewhat hazy events or categories which are inexact and more literary than physical . . . is it just that they are illusionary? or imaginary? . . . and the celebration of the best qualities of the mind and brain . . .

in my adoration of midsummer day i seem to have lost track of the language itself to what to say next . . . or to keep afloat in the unexpected occurrence of words . . . for the moment i introduce a pause . . . to recollect my thoughts . . . or to put them into new order . . .


homepage

© 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 john chris jones



You may transmit this text to anyone for any non-commercial purpose if you include the copyright line and this notice and if you respect the copyright of quotations.

If you wish to reproduce any of this text commercially please send a copyright permission request to jcj at publicwriting.net