The First Rule of Sinhalese Architecture
Never build three doors
in a straight line
A devil might rush
through them
deep into your house,
your life
By: Michael Ondaatje
in a straight line
A devil might rush
through them
deep into your house,
your life
By: Michael Ondaatje
The Medieval Coast
A village of stone-cutters. A village of soothsayers.
Men who burrow into the earth in search of gems.
Circus in-laws who pyramid themselves into trees.
Home life. A fear of distance along the southern coast.
Every stone-cutter has his secret mark, angle of his chisel.
In the village of soothsayers
bones of a familiar animal
guide interpretations.
This wisdom extends no more than thirty miles.
By: Michael Ondaatje
Men who burrow into the earth in search of gems.
Circus in-laws who pyramid themselves into trees.
Home life. A fear of distance along the southern coast.
Every stone-cutter has his secret mark, angle of his chisel.
In the village of soothsayers
bones of a familiar animal
guide interpretations.
This wisdom extends no more than thirty miles.
By: Michael Ondaatje
Ondaatje, Michael. Handwriting. McClelland and Stewart Inc.: Toronto. 1998. Print.