Pale 24

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Pale. Joe Henry, Fuse. Snow crystals in suspension; earth gone ghostly. A sky the skim of ice over milk. Inside: clear light and music, pianos and trumpets. Brushed drums.

Guitars and bass. The smell of laundry.

Folding. Time.

A pale week of washed-thin hours jump-cut together. Single degree moments. Glitter in the air. Ambient light in white, snow blue and spectral lavender. Minutes that fade in and out like ghosts -- or frosted breath in Winter air.

It is 5:13, now. It doesn't feel like it.

And now it is not.

Henry sings the phrase, "incubating diamonds". The visual is vivid. The moment is still pale. Twenty-four into January and the mercury is deep in its well. Friday, and I'm folding slowly into the weekend.

Stay warm.


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