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seletskiy • today at 8:38 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

  Now that my storehouse
  has burned down, nothing
  conceals the moon.
This piece instantly reminded me of Ashes and Snow movie, where one of the poems has very similar opening (followed, in my opinion, by even more beautiful piece, which you can easily find if interested):

  Ever since my house burnt down,
  I see the moon more clearly
I wonder whether or not this is just a coincidence.

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aanet • today at 8:55 AM

I was reminded of the writer Pico Iyer's beautiful writing in Aflame: Learning from Silence of exactly this sentiment, after his house burned down [1]

`My house burnt down

I can now see better

The rising moon`

[1] https://www.mariashriversundaypaper.com/pico-iyers-fire-grie...

the_sleaze_ • today at 6:12 PM

"when my house burned down, I gained an unobstructed view of the sky"

A different translation of the same