A fantastic spot for the word ‘intercalary’, those days that fit between the years which do not fall within the calendar.
A year starts not on January first.
+ T”between the years” now simply: “year, then year”.
-The days may hunder but the seasons speak
+ The days may hunder but the seasons speak
of time’s long march, of fast time, slow time. Thirst
-for “start” and “end” neglects the limen sleek.
+ Tfor “start” and “end” neglects the limen sleek.
So, why do some unsubtle sciences
-forget about the in-betweens? Those pure
+ Tforget about the in-betweens? Those pure
uncolored dreams made mere contrivances;
-“between the years” now simply: “year, then year”.\parencite[3]{eigengrau}
Our lives as a whole — indeed, as a spiral — might yet have use for interstitial, intercalary days, intercalary time. An intriguing thought, is it not? ↩
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ uncolored dreams made mere contrivances;It need not be permanent, of course. When the me who I was died and I lived my intercalary life, terror filled me, yes, but not for long. Matthew died, and I was nothing but fear for years, and then Madison was born, replacing fear. ↩
Or, well, I worry. I do not think many apologists worry, and this is not a work of apologetics. ↩
+Or, well, I worry. I do not think many apologists worry, and this is not a work of apologetics. ↩
Something like “Seasons” except about growth through the death of the self and how Job fails in that.
G. K. Chesterton https://www.chesterton.org/introduction-to-job/