by phillipw | Apr 23, 2020 | KU, TI
Kunala and Queen Tishyarakshita His eyes were like the colors of exotic Birds, brighter than the liquid colors of Their irises, becoming hypnotic. Kaleidoscopic then became the love In Tishyarakshita for this prince Of solitude. She had to have him in Her bed. The...
by phillipw | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Orpheus, Once Torn Limb from Sturdy Limb Orphée by Raoul Dufy Long after he was born, and lived, and died, The first of poets lives and lives. Before The rape of art by Modernism tried To kill off commonsense, an artist bore Down on a piece of wood to make this strong...
by phillipw | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Antikythera Mechanism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism “Paul Cartledge reminds us that ‘the ancient Greek word for “truth” meant literally “not forgetting”.’ ” ~ Michael Schmidt, The First Poets, 22 The truth is never lost. It cannot be. Suppose...
by phillipw | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Watson & Crick, Thank God At any moment revelation comes Perhaps not like a flash of light that blinds And leaves us prostrate on the road. Life’s crumbs Are not all; often though they fill our minds As if sublimity does not exist. Yet even crumbs might do the...
by phillipw | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
A Black and Curly Male Head Leads I like this image since it shows he cares More for his lyre than for his wife. He holds It forward. Clearly future unsung airs And poetry, as lovely as the folds In robes behind him and the graceful wife, Are more important than the...
