Stephen Crane: A man saw a ball of gold / Mahmoud Darwish: Rita and the Rifle

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Once in D and D I touched an #orb and got trapped inside for 4 years so send ur prayers up to the great DM in the sky: image via Karen McCormack @itsbaberuth, 21 May 2017

Stephen Crane: A man saw a ball of gold

A man saw a ball of gold in the sky;
He climbed for it,
And eventually he achieved it --
It was clay.

Now this is the strange part:
When the man went to the earth
And looked again,
Lo, there was the ball of gold.
Now this is the strange part:
It was a ball of gold.
Aye, by the heavens, it was a ball of gold.

Stephen Crane (1871-1900): "A man saw a ball of gold...", from The Black Riders and Other Lines, 1895

Astronauts entering a Lunar outpost: concept art by NASA, 15 May 2006 (NASA)

#TinyTrump goes on a #Saudivisit #Trump: image via Raging Bull No Trump @ToDropADime2, 21 May 2017

 

Amazing Video Shows Orbs Flying in Formation Over Peru #peru #ufo #ufos #orb #orbs #perunews #weird #unexplained: image via TexasUFOs @TxUFOSightings, 16 May 2017

There is literally a #Trump tweet for every occasion! #Orb: image via Karen Teegarden @KarenUniteWomen, 21 May 2017



The #orb is an entertaining meme—for sure. But I've yet to read an explanation of what they think they are actually doing. —Anyone know?: image via Theodore Grunewald @TedGrunewald, 21 May 2017  



The #orb is an entertaining meme—for sure. But I've yet to read an explanation of what they think they are actually doing. —Anyone know?: image via Theodore Grunewald @TedGrunewald, 21 May 2017

KRANG T. NELSON @KrangTNelson

trump 100% made a wish when he touched the orb

Apocalypse Sheela Retweeted KRANG T. NELSON

Apocalypse Sheela added,

Im not sure why the universe keeps giving us gifts like these but, please, keep it coming. image via Apocalypse Sheela @PettyLupone, 21 May 2017 

KRANG T. NELSON @KrangTNelson

trump 100% made a wish when he touched the orb

Apocalypse Sheela Retweeted KRANG T. NELSON

Apocalypse Sheela added,

Im not sure why the universe keeps giving us gifts like these but, please, keep it coming. image via Apocalypse Sheela @PettyLupone, 21 May 2017

 

I knew I'd seen this before..  orb: image via cinegirl14 @cinegirl14, 21 May 2017

 

One #orb to find them. One orb to rule them all and in the darkness bind them.: image via NopeSec @NeuralCulture, 21 May 2017

Seeing @realDonaldTrump with the #orb immediately made me think of this. I see no difference here: image via Claire Gartland @clairegartland, 21 May 2017  

 

I hate to be in the position of defending the man, but, you know, this whole #orb thing could have been much worse...: image via Paul Melancon @PaulMelancon, 21 May 2017

 

Just some billionaires, gathered in the dark, holding a glowing orb. #trump #orb: image via Kelly @_itsmekt, 21 May 2017

 

Uh-oh. Look like the #Orb settled on King Salman for the human sacrifice.: image via Tim Madison @TimMadison6, 21 May 2017

I switch consciousnesses with the best people. Top guys. Head-dress guy, here. He's great. I'm gonna use the #orb to switch with him. Magic!: image via Fake Trump Talk @faketrumptalk, 21 May 2017

Caption contest #orb #trumporb #trump: image via jason @Jason, 21 May 2017

it came out of the orb knowing nothing of our planet and before it had time to evolve into something alienated and confused and develop other bad habits this great lady taught it to read to a third grade level while kneeling obediently on her head in Riyadh so don't mourn the passing of the American Moment quite yet 

More consequences absent a visual advance team. Presidency as caption contest. @GettyImages @FLOTUS  American International School #Riyadh: image via Reading The Pictures @ReadingThePix,  21 May 2017

Flyover to welcome @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS to Saudi Arabia: image via Jeff Mason @JeffMason1, 20 May 2017

@realDonaldTrump and the First Lady board Air Force One in Riyadh, en route Israel.: image via Stephen Crowley @Stcrow, 21 May 2017

Orchestration (Exhaustion)

Thank you, Mr. President - it was my pleasure! @realDonaldTrump: image via Oren Hazan @oren_haz, 22 May 2017
 
Israeli lawmaker Oren Hazan managed to get a selfie with Trump -- despite PM Netanyahu attempting to halt it mid snap (you can see his hand in the photo above). Hazan has around 16,400 followers on Twitter but he only follows one person. President Trump.

CNN, 2 May 2017

@realDonaldTrump and PM Benjamin Netanyahu participate in Welcome Ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel.: photo by Stephen Crowley @Stcrow, 22 May 2017

@realDonaldTrump and PM Benjamin Netanyahu participate in Welcome Ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel.: photo by Stephen Crowley @Stcrow, 22 May 2017

Mahmoud Darwish: Rita and the Rifle

[Untitled]: photo by Sona Maletz, 21 January 2013

 

Between Rita and my eyes
There is a rifle
And whoever knows Rita
Kneels and prays
To the divinity in those honey-colored eyes
And I kissed Rita
When she was young
And I remember how she approached
And how my arm covered the loveliest of braids
And I remember Rita
The way a sparrow remembers its stream
Ah, Rita
Between us there are a million sparrows and images
And many a rendezvous
Fired at by a rifle

 

Honey in honeycomb: photo by George Shuklin, 2009

Rita's name was a feast in my mouth
Rita's body was a wedding in my blood
And I was lost in Rita for two years
And for two years she slept on my arm
And we made promises
Over the most beautiful of cups
And we burned in the wine of our lips
And we were born again

Sparrows (Passer domesticus) bathing in a stream: photo by Kim, 2005

Ah, Rita!
What before this rifle could have turned my eyes from yours
Except a nap or two or honey-colored clouds?
Once upon a time
Oh, the silence of dusk
In the morning my moon migrated to a far place
Towards those honey-colored eyes
And the city swept away all the singers
And Rita

 


After an Israeli air strike in Rafah, southern Gaza: photo by Said Khatib/AFP, 9 January 2009 

Between Rita and my eyes—
A rifle

Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008): Rita and the Rifle

Palestinians lift a wounded woman onto a vehicle after the Israeli air force attacked Gaza City, December 27, 2009. More than 200 people died in the strikes.: photo by Reuters, 27 December 2008

Palestinian civilians and medics run to safety during an Israeli strike on a UN school in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza where civilians were sheltering from the fighting, medics and witnesses said.: photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP, 17 January 2009

  
Smoke rises after an air strike during Israeli's offensive in Gaza on January 8, 2009. Palestinians faced even grimmer conditions in the Gaza Strip on Thursday after a UN aid agency halted work, saying its staff were at risk from Israeli forces.: photo by Mohammed Salem/Reuters, 8 January 2009

 
Trump walking now in the Old City of Jerusalem #TrumpInIsrael: photo by Jacob Kornbluh @jacobkornbluh, 22 May 2017

@realDonaldTrump and First Lady Melania Trump visiting the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.: image via Stephen Crowley @Stcrow, 21 May 2017



@realDonaldTrump and First Lady Melania Trump visiting  the Western Wall in Jerusalem.: image via Stephen Crowley @Stcrow, 21 May 2017

Donald Trump becomes first sitting US president to visit Western Wall: image via AFP Photo @AFPphoto, 22 May 2017 

master and subjects

 

DSC_4523grey.: photo by ilan Ben yehuda, 11 May 2017

DSC_4523grey.: photo by ilan Ben yehuda, 11 May 2017

DSC_4523grey.: photo by ilan Ben yehuda, 11 May 2017

Chalake 1. Haircutting ceremony held when a boy turns three years old. Boy infants does not have haircuts before this day. Some cry and are nervous without their moms, in front of a huge crowd.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Chalake 1. Haircutting ceremony held when a boy turns three years old. Boy infants does not have haircuts before this day. Some cry and are nervous without their moms, in front of a huge crowd.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Chalake 1. Haircutting ceremony held when a boy turns three years old. Boy infants does not have haircuts before this day. Some cry and are nervous without their moms, in front of a huge crowd.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Chalake 2. Haircutting ceremony for three years old.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Chalake 2. Haircutting ceremony for three years old.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Chalake 2. Haircutting ceremony for three years old.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Chalake 3. Haircutting ceremony for three years old.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Chalake 3. Haircutting ceremony for three years old.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Chalake 3. Haircutting ceremony for three years old.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Omer 33. Lag Baomer, 5777.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Omer 33. Lag Baomer, 5777.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Omer 33. Lag Baomer, 5777.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

More smoke needed.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

More smoke needed.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

More smoke needed.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

[Untitled].: photo by Dante Sisofo, 20 May 2017

[Untitled].: photo by Dante Sisofo, 20 May 2017

[Untitled].: photo by Dante Sisofo, 20 May 2017

Palestinians fought with the Israeli Army at the checkpoint in Jericho yesterday. Rocks were thrown, tires were burned, and fireworks were launched at the army. The IDF attempted to defuse the situation by firing rubber bullets at the crowd. Four Palestinians were hit and carried away by ambulances.: photo by Dante Sisofo, 19 May 2017

Palestinians fought with the Israeli Army at the checkpoint in Jericho yesterday. Rocks were thrown, tires were burned, and fireworks were launched at the army. The IDF attempted to defuse the situation by firing rubber bullets at the crowd. Four Palestinians were hit and carried away by ambulances.: photo by Dante Sisofo, 19 May 2017

Palestinians fought with the Israeli Army at the checkpoint in Jericho yesterday. Rocks were thrown, tires were burned, and fireworks were launched at the army. The IDF attempted to defuse the situation by firing rubber bullets at the crowd. Four Palestinians were hit and carried away by ambulances.: photo by Dante Sisofo, 19 May 2017

[Untitled]: photo by Dante Sisofo, 11 May 2017

[Untitled]: photo by Dante Sisofo, 11 May 2017

[Untitled]: photo by Dante Sisofo, 11 May 2017

blue shadows

[Untitled, Tel Aviv]: photo by Gabi Ben avraham, 19 May 2017

A woman laborer pacifies her child while cleaning a manhole on a sidewalk in Mumbai.: image via AP Images @AP_Images, 22 May 2017