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house, town, morning, night
flooded back by madeleine
from my cup of tea
flooded back by madeleine
from my cup of tea
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006
I.63
and suddenly the
memory revealed itself--
Sundays at Combray
memory revealed itself--
Sundays at Combray
I.62
palpitating
in the depths of my being--
memory evades
in the depths of my being--
memory evades
I.61
called into being,
abyss of uncertainty,
mind overtaken
abyss of uncertainty,
mind overtaken
I.60
many years later
filled with a precious essence--
petites madeleines
filled with a precious essence--
petites madeleines
I.59
worthwhile memories
are involuntary,
defeated by death
are involuntary,
defeated by death
I.58
for long afterwards
old memories of Combray
clouded
old memories of Combray
clouded
I.57
aching heart soothed--
a rare and artificial
exception
a rare and artificial
exception
I.56
daydreaming away
from the text, for pages--
Champi's mystery
from the text, for pages--
Champi's mystery
I.55
in search of
time's impossible journeys
eager for George Sand
time's impossible journeys
eager for George Sand
I.54
gifts of armchairs
collapse under newlyweds
but it's art
collapse under newlyweds
but it's art
I.53
all life's things must have
intellectual profit--
grandmother's presents
intellectual profit--
grandmother's presents
I.52
premature gifts
of grandmother's quelled the tears--
four short, wide books
of grandmother's quelled the tears--
four short, wide books
I.51
I could weep with her
but our relationship changed--
sorrow's puberty
but our relationship changed--
sorrow's puberty
I.50
unhappiness now
seen as involuntary--
my tears flow
seen as involuntary--
my tears flow
I.49
Memories return,
an irretrievable time--
Mamma spent that night
an irretrievable time--
Mamma spent that night
I.48
father surprises,
devoid of principles--
Mamma in my room
devoid of principles--
Mamma in my room
I.47
Denied with silence,
scared by father's imminence--
father's candle
scared by father's imminence--
father's candle
I.46
Coming upstairs,
I throw myself on her--
Mamma's candle
I throw myself on her--
Mamma's candle
I.45
gossip of Swann's
age, wife, loves, and happiness--
a so-so ice
age, wife, loves, and happiness--
a so-so ice
I.44
nervous impulses
bring on faults atop my list--
the visit ends
bring on faults atop my list--
the visit ends
Welcome ProustianWay co-travelers
Adventures are more fun in company (he declares with nary a reference nor justification). After enjoying discussion groups for other books (Finnegans Wake esp., given its complexity), I dug around until I found the ProustianWay, a yahoo group for people reading Proust.
A few of those members are dropping in here, so welcome co-travelers, fellow adventurers!
A few of those members are dropping in here, so welcome co-travelers, fellow adventurers!
