Chegar a esta poesia 20 anos antes ter-me-ia deslumbrado. A ingenuidade, o optimismo, o vagar tremendo de quem vê a amostra e a toma pelo todo que dispensa gestão de esforços (e de tempo), a generosidade impressionável, tudo isso se foi reduzindo com o volver dos dias e o aperto das suas possibilidades horárias.
Com tais qualidades recuperadas esta leitura teria sido bem distinta, dificilmente determinante de mais do que a pouca vontade de seguir para o segundo volume.
A hilaridede serena do tédio de Kobayashi Issa é o meu modelo de inspiração para 2023. (Uma pessoa, ainda que pessimista, também pode sonhar com amanhãs não ruins.)
Também por conta da recontagem de datas com o novo ano, ou então porque já se adiou em demasia o que urgia fazer e esta é uma oportunidade jeitosa, será este o novo pólo da partilha de opinião leitora da autora deste blog.
Ninguém aqui foi chamado.
Quem vier e ficar sofrido com as opiniões fica solenemente advertido de que neste espaço se procederá ao que BSS designaria festim crítico-orgiástico de fim de leitura.
Quero agradecer aos meus gatos, designadamente à Gata Karénina e ao Mitenka, junto dos quais li boa parte destes 61 títulos, e ao dono das minhas gatas, que me atura a compulsão tsundoku, partilha o prazer de não se ter sinal de TV no lar, e ainda me faz listas de leituras futuras.
At this moment in time, we’d like to invite First Class passengers only to board the aircraft.
Thank you for waiting.
We now extend our invitation to Exclusive, Superior, Privilege and Excelsior members, followed by Triple, Double and Single Platinum members, followed by Gold, Silver, Bronze card members, followed by Pearl and Coral Club members.
Military personnel in uniform may also board at this time.
Thank you for waiting.
We now invite Meteorite customers, and passengers enrolled in our Rare Earth, Metals points and rewards scheme and thank you for waiting.
Accredited beautiful people may now board, plus any gentlemen carrying a copy of this month’s Cigar Aficionado magazine, plus subscribers to our Red Diamond, Black Opal or Blue Garnet schemes.
We also welcome Sapphire, Ruby and Emerald members at this time, followed by Amethyst, Onyx, Obsidian, Jet, Topaz and Quartz members.
On production of a valid receipt, travellers of elegance and style wearing designer and/or hand-tailored clothing or flaunting individual pieces of jewellery including wristwatches with a minimum purchase price of 10,000 US dollars may now board.
Also welcome at this time are passengers talking loudly to cell phone headsets about recently completed property acquisitions, share deals and aggressive takeovers, plus hedge fund managers with proven track records in the undermining of small to medium-sized ambitions.
Passengers in Loam, Chalk, Marle and Clay may also board.
Thank you for waiting.
Mediocre passengers are now invited to board, followed by passengers lacking business acumen or general leadership potential, followed by people of little or no consequence, followed by people operating at a net fiscal loss as people.
Scroungers, malingers, spongers and freeloaders may now step forward.
Those holding tickets for zones Rust, Mulch, Cardboard, Puddle and Sand might want to begin gathering their crumbs and tissues ready for boarding.
Passengers either partially or wholly dependent on welfare or kindness, please have their travel coupons validated at the quarantine desk.
Sweat, Dust, Shoddy, Scurf, Turd, Chaff, Remnant, Ash, Pus, Sludge, Clinker, Splinter and Soot, all you people are now free to board.»
