on the night before
the night,
the phone lines
are tied
into intricate
Chinese knots, red and
double-layered,
with one single
tassel gathering
the days
onto which all
of our sorrow
hangs. folded back
onto one another, a
hundred days
catches
in the throat
like the first
.
20100526:2238
y
I had to go back and find that line, “one world rings truer than the other”. I remembered the black phone. This has truly become a tapestry of days. Beautiful work.
yi-ching lin photography 
on the night before
the night,
the phone lines
are tied
into intricate
Chinese knots, red and
double-layered,
with one single
tassel gathering
the days
onto which all
of our sorrow
hangs. folded back
onto one another, a
hundred days
catches
in the throat
like the first
.
20100526:2238
y
I had to go back and find that line, “one world rings truer than the other”. I remembered the black phone. This has truly become a tapestry of days. Beautiful work.
i recalled that photo as well when i posted. thank you!
I wonder what might happen if you call the number on the phone….
From a quick search, looks like you’ll reach a Mr. Edward M. Ryan, Jr. (smile)