Do you ever have one of those days
that leaves you dumbfounded for words?
that leaves you dumbfounded for words?
When terrible news
hits you in the face
with such force
that you are stunned
for something to say?
There must be a word for that feeling.
hits you in the face
with such force
that you are stunned
for something to say?
There must be a word for that feeling.
Stupéfaction!
~
Stupefaction!
~
Stupefaction!
In 1904 affection, love, and maybe consolation
led Germaine Perriolat to send a thousand caresses
to Gaston Perriotlat, an electrician
who lived in Espelette,
a commune in southwest France
in the department of the Basses-Pyrénées.
led Germaine Perriolat to send a thousand caresses
to Gaston Perriotlat, an electrician
who lived in Espelette,
a commune in southwest France
in the department of the Basses-Pyrénées.
* * *
Sometimes the bad news is enough
to give you a stomachache
trying to understand
the reasons why.
to give you a stomachache
trying to understand
the reasons why.
Hermann Funke,
das bergische Unikum
~
the Rarity from Bergisches Land
(North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
knew what that felt like in 1908.
das bergische Unikum
~
the Rarity from Bergisches Land
(North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
knew what that felt like in 1908.
* * *
The pain becomes
almost unbearable agony.
A complaint that gripped
Emil Reimer
der Urkomische
~
the Hilarious
with great discomfort.
almost unbearable agony.
A complaint that gripped
Emil Reimer
der Urkomische
~
the Hilarious
with great discomfort.
But there was a lot
to complain about
in October 1917.
to complain about
in October 1917.
* * *
No matter the reason
it feels so unfair, so unjust,
that you just want to cry.
it feels so unfair, so unjust,
that you just want to cry.
A sentiment shared with Fräulein Marie Krist
who lived in Wien, Austria in 1902.
Since ancient times
comedy mirrors the twin face of tragedy.
Suffering brings grief
but laughter gives us balance
to endure the never-ending cycle of life.
We live in difficult times.
comedy mirrors the twin face of tragedy.
Suffering brings grief
but laughter gives us balance
to endure the never-ending cycle of life.
We live in difficult times.
Try to be of good cheer.
This is my contribution to Sepia Saturday
where maybe someone else has more to say.
where maybe someone else has more to say.
