The sunlight on the garden Hardens and grows cold, We cannot cage the minute Within its nets of gold, When all is told We cannot beg for pardon. Our freedom as free lances Advances towards its end; The earth compels, upon it Sonnets and birds descend; And soon, my friend, We shall have no time […]
Monthly Archives: July 2004
Sunlight on the Garden
06-Jul-04Expatriate Blogs
06-Jul-04Have been following a few expatriate blogs for a while, mostly in meta-reminiscence of my time spent back living in Taiwan. While China differs substantially from Taiwan, I from time to time come across snippets of everyday life that are sort of timeless (or, more accurately, “placeless”, if such a word existed with the same […]