tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post5933685918873984106..comments2024-03-18T08:41:35.438-04:00Comments on Lovely Bicycle!: A Season of EveningsVelouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-64153765345258862742012-10-25T11:51:06.982-04:002012-10-25T11:51:06.982-04:00ok, two corrections, one which I noticed, one whic...ok, two corrections, one which I noticed, one which a Lithuanian friend pointed out:<br /><br />brendžių should be brendžio<br />sudužtų should be sudaužytų<br /><br />As for translation, here's an approximation (translations are never absolute, after all):<br /><br />Setting, the sun<br />through painted sky<br />flows<br /><br />the air, fragile<br />as if a soft touch<br />would shatter the universe<br /><br />by the fire<br />in-between-times, a man<br />lazily absorbs<br />brandy's warmth<br /><br />like an old friend<br />relief wanders<br />into the room<br />sits on the sofar<br />and chatters on<br />through the night<br /><br />eyes closedDave Feuchthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103790541088515008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-14865331122898690722012-10-25T10:20:36.001-04:002012-10-25T10:20:36.001-04:00"This is a BIKE BLOG fer cryin out loud, not ...<i>"This is a BIKE BLOG fer cryin out loud, not the freakin' Christian Science Reading Room. "</i><br /><br />I am going to quote you on that...Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-80388784799678856712012-10-25T07:44:12.614-04:002012-10-25T07:44:12.614-04:00Understood. You don't want to write a book. I ...Understood. You don't want to write a book. I was just saying that if you did, I'd be so onboard that'd I'd want to help fund it....Rob Halliganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937320367129788144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-61523933481801710702012-10-25T07:16:38.912-04:002012-10-25T07:16:38.912-04:00You know what I love about this blog—apart from th...You know what I love about this blog—apart from the author's gift with words and the alchemy of turning the complex into the simple—is the commentary. I always love to read everyone's two-bobs-worth; from the effusive, to the slightly acerbic; the thoughtful and knowledgeable to the downright funny. More please!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-35155776378979593082012-10-25T03:03:15.331-04:002012-10-25T03:03:15.331-04:00I learned from this post. anyway, your photo was g...I learned from this post. anyway, your photo was great very vivid.<br /><br />Jacob of <a href="http://www.nuvali.ph/bikers-ready-nuvali-dirt-weekend-2011/" rel="nofollow">biking Philippines</a>jacobmonterealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032913963212378459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-81454339926167759792012-10-24T22:16:59.150-04:002012-10-24T22:16:59.150-04:00What the hell is going on here? People wandering a...What the hell is going on here? People wandering around in the damn dark like the unemployed, muttering in foreign languages, lurking under windows listening to God knows what... GO HOME! Watch you some damn TV like the rest of us AMERICANS!<br /><br />Get a dang job if you got nuthin better to do than swan around casing the neighborhood. And where was yer damn bike? This is a BIKE BLOG fer cryin out loud, not the freakin' Christian Science Reading Room. <br /><br />Buncha crazylibral eggheads knowmoredamnwordsthansgoodforem...<br /><br />Spindamndizzy<br /><br />"Gloaming" Jiminy Cricket, what the hell kinda word is that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-15623703826500389402012-10-24T20:32:19.624-04:002012-10-24T20:32:19.624-04:00As I sit outside every evening, no matter the weat...As I sit outside every evening, no matter the weather, I enjoy that moment when the sky is no longer dominant, but instead street lights make the ground and some oddly reflected areas available.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-57141660241371577032012-10-24T20:07:40.613-04:002012-10-24T20:07:40.613-04:00"Predicted outcome: The book will never get d..."Predicted outcome: The book will never get done, but I will start a typewriter blog..."<br /><br />I have a brother-in-law (one of many) who has a sizable typewriter collection. I gave him my grandfather's 1933 Royal. Damned thing still works. It is as beautiful as a Raleigh Roadster, and possibly weighs more.<br /><br />This was a treat to read, V. <br />It reminds me of every blustery city evening I can remember.<br /><br />Also, I cannot get the word "Gloaming" out of my mind's eye, now. Gloaminging?Corey Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381826721030941179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-11197350651504331562012-10-24T19:33:14.457-04:002012-10-24T19:33:14.457-04:00Is there a a Russian word for "this is part o...Is there a a Russian word for "this is part of my day."?tomthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11818436306828130892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-35062082000511781312012-10-24T18:38:43.058-04:002012-10-24T18:38:43.058-04:00soirée!soirée!Bifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543158648103470697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-64826342079788956422012-10-24T18:36:16.110-04:002012-10-24T18:36:16.110-04:00I've got a painter friend in the UK who goes o...I've got a painter friend in the UK who goes out and paints the evening every day for, so far, slightly over one thousand days and counting. The language is, of course, the mark but the experience is what counts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-31761296505156322792012-10-24T17:42:53.320-04:002012-10-24T17:42:53.320-04:00So true.
I learned how to type on one, my bro has...So true.<br /><br />I learned how to type on one, my bro has a couple. Earlier this year he sent me a real letter...typed on one...from a cafe! I'd love to do that in the MacWorlds that pass for ours, though a few people complimented him on the racket it made. <br /><br />"Stronger than dirt"Ground Round Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09103163385322185034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-61449731910149261042012-10-24T17:23:17.406-04:002012-10-24T17:23:17.406-04:00Oh, can I be a contributor? :)Oh, can I be a contributor? :)Dave Feuchthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103790541088515008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-22470372143668415212012-10-24T17:20:37.239-04:002012-10-24T17:20:37.239-04:00Predicted outcome: The book will never get done, b...Predicted outcome: The book will never get done, but I will start a typewriter blog...Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-39112556358663755182012-10-24T16:59:39.569-04:002012-10-24T16:59:39.569-04:00No! Let's hope most bloggers do *not* write a ...No! Let's hope most bloggers do *not* write a book! Bad news for reader, author and publisher. You, on the other hand, have the talent. Whether you want to is another matter entirely -- I personally would seek out such a book but understand if you don't want to write one.Bertin753https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860648732848589740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-60444747423998968282012-10-24T16:38:16.415-04:002012-10-24T16:38:16.415-04:00Thank God for Google Translate!Thank God for Google Translate!Thomas Puleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02480832735579963301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-56330008532643422242012-10-24T16:35:54.071-04:002012-10-24T16:35:54.071-04:00I could post a translation :)I could post a translation :)Dave Feuchthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103790541088515008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-73088083217435393682012-10-24T16:35:24.203-04:002012-10-24T16:35:24.203-04:00Wow, nice.
Although I understand maybe 4 words, ...Wow, nice. <br /><br />Although I understand maybe 4 words, so that doesn't mean much coming from me : )Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-56141573196902953152012-10-24T16:33:00.072-04:002012-10-24T16:33:00.072-04:00Oh those Soviet New Year's movies are dangerou...Oh those Soviet New Year's movies are dangerously sappy stuff!<br />Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-75668005372094181452012-10-24T16:21:27.059-04:002012-10-24T16:21:27.059-04:00There is a separate word for twilight. Twilight re...There is a separate word for twilight. Twilight refers to the quality of light, but this word is more encompassing, plus the unusual thing about it, is that it's a verb. So, in English, it would be like saying "It's eveninging."Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-21893168743001331972012-10-24T16:07:16.793-04:002012-10-24T16:07:16.793-04:00I think that the word 'twilight' conveys m...I think that the word 'twilight' conveys much of what you have described. However, I recognize that this may be different for others. O Caoimhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06267292930387538851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-48792241873742314052012-10-24T15:02:16.213-04:002012-10-24T15:02:16.213-04:00Thank you for this little gem. :)Thank you for this little gem. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-49120981507648276182012-10-24T14:52:48.980-04:002012-10-24T14:52:48.980-04:00I was floating in a pool in Tucson, AZ yesterday a...I was floating in a pool in Tucson, AZ yesterday afternoon, looking at the palm trees in the decidedly October light, thinking exactly the same thing, Velouria. Autumn light is unique and as fragile as ancient stained glass. Look through it gently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-47336360791336984152012-10-24T14:13:06.142-04:002012-10-24T14:13:06.142-04:00Ok, here goes :)
Leidžanti, saulė
per dažytą dang...Ok, here goes :)<br /><br />Leidžanti, saulė<br />per dažytą dangų<br />teka<br /><br />Oras, trapus,<br />lyg švelnas lietimas<br />sudužtų visatą<br /><br />Prie ugnies,<br />protarpiais, žmogus<br />tingiai sugeria<br />brendžių šilumą<br /><br />Kaip senas bičiulis<br />užklysta paguoda<br />į kambarį,<br />sėdi ant sofos,<br />ir per naktį<br />tauškia<br /><br />užmerkęs akisDave Feuchthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103790541088515008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-75552784526811376522012-10-24T13:39:13.231-04:002012-10-24T13:39:13.231-04:00Think about it: you get drunk, hammer out a bunch...Think about it: you get drunk, hammer out a bunch of purple prose on an ancient Smith-Corona, signed, sealed, delivered...<br /><br />Without me putting my two bits in. I'm sure that would be an appealing alternative to the dreamists here. Ground Round Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09103163385322185034noreply@blogger.com