Tag Archives: musing

Mooning

Posted on December 22, 2023 by John Biscello

Go outside with a hand mirror on a full moon night. Breathe into the mirror. Then hold the mirror up to the moon at such an angle that moonlight is reflected into the palm of your free hand. Go to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Touch

Posted on December 21, 2023 by John Biscello

Bleed a sunset until your hands are dyed maraschino, until your palms are scorched. Then go to bed with someone you love. Undress them slowly. When you reach the unoccupied territory of bare skin, allow your hands to caress unremittingly. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Squared

Posted on December 20, 2023 by John Biscello

Gather in the town square. Bring a dummy that looks like you. Or like someone who imagines what you look like. Others will also bring their dummies. The square will be filled with dummies of all kinds. Stones will form … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Holes

Posted on December 20, 2023 by John Biscello

Cut a hole in the wind and sing through it. Put your ear to the ground. Listen for the echo of what you sang. Cut a hole in ground and sing into it. Listen to the wind and hear your … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Angels

Posted on December 20, 2023 by John Biscello

Imagine snow. Imagine the symmetry of falling snow. Imagine the quiltlike cocoon of snow covering earth. Imagine the silence of snow sounding everywhere softly. Imagine you are old and cold in snow. Imagine you are young and running in snow. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Tuning

Posted on December 19, 2023 by John Biscello

Find an old radio. Instead of tuning to stations tune to years. See how far back in years the bandwidth goes. Choose a year that most suits your mood and mental state in the present moment. Stay tuned to that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Cage

Posted on December 19, 2023 by John Biscello

Find a husband. Throw him away. Throw him good and far away. If he returns, buy him a bird cage with no bird in it. Ask him to place a tiny mirror inside the cage. Maybe have him scatter several … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Snowbound

Posted on December 18, 2023 by John Biscello

Go outside on a snowy night and record the sound of snow falling. When you have collected enough audio, go inside and play back the snow and try to find the hidden silences in its music. Lie down in bed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ship

Posted on December 18, 2023 by John Biscello

Be alone in small solitude in a room. Place votive candles in a scale model of a famous ship, the Lusitania, the Andrea Doria, the Titanic. Close your eyes. See yourself on the ship mingling with the other passengers. Listen … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Eternal Return

Posted on December 18, 2023 by John Biscello

Ask yourself where you want to spend eternity. Consider eternity as noun and as a verb. Go into a bare room, a void sanctum of intimate dimensions, and sit with yourself, allowing eternity to feather outward as a flood. Notice … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment