Steady as she goes
Sometimes the world - at least our human version of it - feels wobbly, so I found this affirmation of...
On spherical emotions and the need for adjectives
Never thought of emotions as spherical before, but grasp the need for their many-sided expression. And the fact that emotions...
As big as …
A vivid way to vaunt the vastness of vine-fruit.
'The grapes seemed as big as twelve-year old boys.'
Source:...
Stars as pearls
Strings of star-pearls draped around a beauteously bejewelled night!
'The stars were strings of pearls around the neck and arms...
Freshly-bathed earth
The freshness after rain which Rumi uses as a metaphor for spiritual enlightenment, is here presented as a source of...
When God mixes with man
An uplifting depiction of a potentially winning combination?
I also liked the intimacy and proximity implied here, not a distant...
Of struggle and triumph
This terrific, vital novel was written by Kazantzakis, author of the more famous Zorba the Greek, to share the story...
A man with no plan
We went to a charity bazarre the other morning, and came staggering out with a sack load of books. Before...
Vigorous and well-preserved
A surprising way to describe an old man's forehead, having the roundness and roughness of an oyster shell. Or might...
Wrinkled like a raisin
It's obvious when you read it, but we don't tend to use 'wrinkled like a raisin' despite its pleasing alliteration....
God’s royal artery
A compelling way to single out a great river and to map the world's waterways - as so many veins...
Of globs and blubber
This charming image - of a priest no less - had me searching all kinds of strange photos to illustrate...
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