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            <title><![CDATA[At the Summit of Mount Dasein]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:07:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Where Will You Hide?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:44:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>lyric</h4><p>Same old thing same people <br>thinking all the time<br>overcoming multitudes<br>gonna turn water into wine</p><p>Don’t they know<br>don’t they see<br>all the fear inside<br>all the ones who confide<br>where will they hide?</p><p>I’d hate to see you wander<br>hate to see you miss the boat<br>better figure out why you’re sinking<br>’cause this damn thing just won’t float</p><p>Was it your fault?<br>were you tricked by TV?<br>If you’re not on my side<br>if you can’t pay with your pride<br>where will you hide?</p><p>Some make it and savor<br>some suffer and endure<br>some check into big hotels<br>some crumble because they were pure</p><p>Don’t wanna hear about that?<br>what do you have to lose? <br>If you ain’t gonna live this lie<br>ain’t got no ticket to ride<br>where will you hide?</p><iframe src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fu8JsY8SW-vo%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;display_name=YouTube&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du8JsY8SW-vo&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fu8JsY8SW-vo%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"><a href="https://medium.com/media/cc3823b1a7bd297d7eeccd00532fe6a7/href">https://medium.com/media/cc3823b1a7bd297d7eeccd00532fe6a7/href</a></iframe><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*zXdUL1ra-JCFdBWR" /><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@sneha_snaps?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Sneha Cecil</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=5a6b416990f2" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Under the Snow Moon]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[My year in books, 2024]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:06:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Indian Summer Night]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 17:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[haiku: flesh flies]]></title>
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something must have died in the wall
end of summer</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://jimesch.medium.com/haiku-flesh-flies-87aee973076e?source=rss-d4abe20cded3------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 14:24:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[haiku: after meditation]]></title>
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searching for reading glasses
that were on my face</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://jimesch.medium.com/haiku-after-meditation-5c17de291050?source=rss-d4abe20cded3------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 21:17:29 GMT</pubDate>
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gray morning&#x200A;&#x2014;&#x200A;the smell of rain
before it rains</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://jimesch.medium.com/haiku-6a676dbde0ae?source=rss-d4abe20cded3------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Aug 2024 13:27:54 GMT</pubDate>
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I clip nails outside&#x2014;in Yoshino cedar
a catbird replies</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://jimesch.medium.com/haiku-8b65399ecfa4?source=rss-d4abe20cded3------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:09:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Plutarch and political violence]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:26:11 GMT</pubDate>
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