Nov. 20 | The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen

A Gothic tale: The laughter of water demons freezes in a frozen treeless land
A Baroque theatre: Where Fathers sing and dance, full bodies spinning webs

Snow leopard taste: fingers in mouth
At home: beets, lemon, orange, parsley, mint, pomegranate

Snow leopard sight: "Among the rocks move shadows, trollish shapes..."
At home: bodies move and twine like liquid silk
Snow leopard sound: a night wind rattles; laughs and chatters
At home: "Magic," Olivia Newton John
Snow leopard smell: yak and goat
At home: lemon zest
Snow leopard touch: night wind/morning wind; bitter cold canyon - well below freezing
At home: first frost; hot shower; hug
Snow leopard words of the day: klu, water demons; Nam-do — sky-stone
Snow leopard extra:

"The beauty of the Namdo Pass opens the mind, for it is a true portal of the Himalyaya, where the traveler passes from one world to another."

At home:

"As long as poverty and inequality persist, as long as people are wounded and imprisoned and despised, we humans will need accompaniment—practical, spiritual, intellectual. It is for this reason, and for many others, that I am grateful for Father Gustavo’s presence on this wounded but beautiful earth." — Paul Farmer, Partners in Health, pih.org

Snow leopard gratitude: a gay spirit; fair weather holds
At home: companionship; laughter

Panthera progress: Fleshing out the ending.

What is this? Blogging The Snow Leopard project.

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