Monday, February 21, 2022

THE LITTLE PRINCE

Antoine de Saint-Exupery. THE LITTLE PRINCE. Farshore, 2017.

Re-read this classic. It is somewhat dated but the main idea for me is: that the use of imagination (or hallucination) during times of crisis is a survival skill. 



It inspired one of my favourite haikus last year: 


Side by side 

On the thrift store shelf

The Prince and The Little Prince. 

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