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“Fall down seven times,
Stand up eight.”
– Japanese proverb
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One of the first lessons,
which we learn,
in life,
is the ability to fall,
over,
and over,
as we attempt,
to walk,
forward,
advance,
succeed.
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For many numbers,
falling over,
can change them,
nine is a beetle on its back,
three becomes a moustache,
five looks like a cup,
one draws a line,
but eight is infinitely eight.
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“Scattered clouds,
Disappearing mist.”
– Japanese proverb
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Or is it…
a pair of glasses,
looking at,
what lies behind,
what sprawls ahead,
light and shadow,
one curving into the other,
intertwined.
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“Even monkeys fall from trees.”
– Japanese proverb
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THE ICONOPHILE 