Category Archives: Literature

Crash n Burn

Posted on May 15, 2006 by Tricia

When I began this blog, I quoted one of my favourite verses by WB Yeats, in "The Second Coming":  Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere … Continue reading →

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Adventure into Iron River

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Tricia

So began my journey into the great Iron River district (Sungai Besi), in search of the Great Plan, the much-talked-about jewel that has not ceased to create a furor amongst Its People. Based on the instructions provided by the Map … Continue reading →

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Stop, the red sign

Posted on April 18, 2006 by Tricia

Cut, Sylvia Plath What a thrill — My thumb instead of an onion. The top quite gone Except for a sort of a hinge Of skin, A flap like a hat, Dead white. Then that red plush. Little pilgrim, The … Continue reading →

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Damien of Rice

Posted on April 12, 2006 by Tricia

Damien Rice came and left Singapore, and I didn't even know it till I happened to perchance upon his concert review in the papers. What a pity; his album was one of the rare jewels that I played over and … Continue reading →

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Up, up and away…

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Tricia

A mind I'd like to meet is Henry Vaughan, dreamer as much as poet as much as searcher of the many mysteries. Too bad he's long gone before us, poet of the 17th Century. I'm no expert on literature, but … Continue reading →

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I made you up inside my head

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Tricia

“I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my lids and all is born again. (I think I made you up inside my head.) The stars go waltzing out in blue and red, And arbitrary blackness … Continue reading →

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