by phillipw | Apr 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Like a Voice from the Cave of Delphi “S[ocrates; known as Suqrat in Muslim literature] professes to be dismayed to find that the poets whom he questioned were quite incapable of explaining the meaning of their poetry, and concludes that they compose not wisdom …...
by phillipw | Apr 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hitler’s Approach to Esthetics Let’s try to kill off poetry and art Of every kind, yes, even music too. The surest way to do this is to part The artists from their hearts. If one’s a Jew, It won’t be quite enough for him to choose To be a Christian. He must also leave...
by phillipw | Apr 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Circular Golden Frame An artist paints a room around a man, And woman, and their boys, a portrait of A family in their home. Within the span Of this domestic scene and quite above It is infinity forever. How Does he accomplish this? A gilded frame It contains a...
by phillipw | Apr 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Narcissus Saw Himself Only Once “Due to the poor quality, high cost, and small size of these ancient glass mirrors, solid metal-mirrors primarily of steel were usually preferred until the late nineteenth century.” ~Wikipedia, “Mirror” I wonder if improvements in the...
