Kurt BellAug 4, 20202 minSTOIC POETRY | More to life than livingThere is so much to occupy the time of life. So much to do. So many people to know, and love, and pass the time together with. One thing...
Kurt BellAug 3, 20202 minSTOIC POETRY | The virtue of temperanceFor what reason is temperance a virtue? Why do the sages live in austerity, and the desert fathers forsake the world, and the poet love...
Kurt BellJul 30, 20203 minSTOIC POETRY | Adrift across a desert nightIn his book Walden, specifically in the chapter titled "The Ponds", Henry David Thoreau describes the seasons and moods of Walden Pond as...
Kurt BellJul 28, 20202 minSTOIC POETRY | The road into nightSuch a long hike to get here, now. The place where I set out from is invisible beyond those distant hills, a memory of setting out from a...