One of my favourite places to eat breakfast is Lunchroom Martens.  It’s only steps from my apartment on the Oudburg.  My balcony is just past the far building on the left – out of sight, never far from mind.

Most of the chairs face across the cobblestones to the other side.  My body tells me not to sit there.  My chair faces the curving of the Oudburg – the morning sun on the old buildings, families slowly disappearing on the horizon.  Or coming ever closer.

The long view has long fascinated me.  My eyes lift to the far away.  There is a yearning that begins in a place larger than this single human being.  It’s mysterious.

I went searching on the Internet for the geometry of this.  The finding was elusive but here’s the best image that showed up:

Find yourself at the intersection.  Look forward to the left or right.  For me it’s far sweeter than looking up or down.

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Both deeply here and gazing over there

Wondering what’s beyond the curve of the Earth