Category Archives: Memories

Parting

Posted on 12/08/2019 by anotherexilefromparadise

How cruel a thing to achieve a dream forsaken. I picture your eyes as last I saw you, The wonder sealed within, As you beckoned me to follow, To approach the ripple’s edge— For there, Where once but air had … Continue reading →

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Autopilot

Posted on 15/11/2017 by anotherexilefromparadise

When did it get dark? Late afternoon seems minutes ago, but now the sky is dense and inky. You adjust quickly, but the question hangs a moment. You don’t wonder so much why you didn’t notice it before. It’s more … Continue reading →

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My Evening with Fidel

Posted on 27/11/2016 by anotherexilefromparadise

Yesterday marks nearly 16 years to the day that I met Fidel Castro while visiting Cuba in December of 2000. His death has sparked numerous articles analyzing his contributions and his mistakes, as well as decrying his despotic measures, and … Continue reading →

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The Walk

Posted on 21/10/2014 by anotherexilefromparadise

Yesterday, due to a series of decisions I made myself, I ended up taking a very long walk back to my little room in the little house that is nestled among the hills of Oakland. It was a halfway accidental … Continue reading →

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Synthetic Division

Posted on 11/10/2014 by anotherexilefromparadise

‘Spare me the darkness,’ I cried in fear. ‘Have mercy on this frightened child. Keep it distant, keep it far, So that it never touches me, Never knows me, Never tears me from this place of light. The world within … Continue reading →

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Exile’s Return

Posted on 04/10/2014 by anotherexilefromparadise

My eyes are on fire, And smoke billows from my lungs. I have passed through flame To emerge with skin charred and cracked, With hair fizzled. My heart has burst from unbearable heat, And my soul is all but seared. … Continue reading →

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An Unexpected Gift, An Unexpected Adventure

Posted on 26/02/2013 by anotherexilefromparadise

Today I missed the sun for the first time in a while. A greying Vienna was letting me go, nodding me onward as I boarded my train and prepared myself mentally for the journey south and another chunk of time … Continue reading →

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Being There

Posted on 04/02/2013 by anotherexilefromparadise

Sleepless musings of a wandering heart…   They were going to a ball, but I did not know it. I had come from a ball, but they did not know it. St. Stephan’s Square was filled with a train of … Continue reading →

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The Return

Posted on 18/12/2012 by anotherexilefromparadise

I have often found that a good deed, when done in pursuit of a reward, rings hollow in the end no matter how well we may be compensated.  There is nothing wrong with accepting praise, fame or wealth for a … Continue reading →

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Strangers on a Train

Posted on 19/10/2012 by anotherexilefromparadise

Across from me nods a blue beanie, eyes shut on the face below.  A day’s growth of stubble has been allowed to poke out, take a breath and feel the crisp air, catch the subtle winds of autumn while providing … Continue reading →

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