2010 :: Issue 6/Spring :: Micro Essays

Greguerias

Daniel Liebert

Dan Liebert writes, “As far as I know, I’m the only modern writer of ‘greguerias’ in the manner of Ramon Gomez de la Serna. I love this form and though it’s not an aphorism and it’s not a poem and it’s not really a fragment, they accumulate (fragment-like) as entries in my notebooks.”

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The frenzy of snowflakes deafens my eyes.

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Jugglers magically replace a moment with the same moment.

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Our clothes send us out each day so they can meet other clothes.

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There are no statues of farmers.

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When drunk, I become a child’s drawing of myself.

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Ants are made entirely of punctuation marks.

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All skulls are laughing at the same joke.

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Radio static is the lint of sound.

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Moths are shadows breaded with dust.

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Piano tuners leave behind a perfectly tuned silence.

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Jellyfish can fool water but not air.

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The crazy old men in parks were left there as children.

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A stopped clock has arrived.

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