An Affirming Flame

Allman Brothers: Mountain Jam 12/31/73 (1) w/ Jerry Garcia

Allman Brothers: Mountain Jam 12/31/73 (2) w/ Jerry Garcia



Defenseless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.

--W.H. Auden






hobo camp with Comanche Point
Tower of Set from outside Salt Canyon
Mencius and Confucius Temples with pilgrim