by phillipw | Sep 26, 2019 | AR, RI
Smooth-cheeked Hooligan In the Fall of 1879, Rimbaud failed again; feverish, he returned to Roche. Delahaye, who went to see him, reported: “First I only recognised his so extraordinarily beautiful eyes – with a light blue iris surrounded by a darker ring...
by phillipw | Sep 26, 2019 | AR, RI, TE
Under the Sign of the Scorpion A teacher in Rimbaud’s third year of school, M. Pérette, remarked, “Intelligent, as much as you want, but he has eyes and a smile that I do not like. He will come to a bad end. In any case, nothing banal will germinate in that...
by phillipw | Sep 16, 2019 | AE, AR, ES, JE, OI, PA
Wonky Shoulder Christ Perhaps the reason why the painting makes Christ’s shoulder look deformed is not because The artist, Rubens, wants to show God aches For human suffering he’s caused with flaws In his creation. Why this wonky joint Was perpetrated on...
by phillipw | Sep 5, 2019 | AR
Plato and the Ideal in A.I. When sexless A.I. brains are in control, There won’t be lust for women or for men But only Love like God’s agape role Of loving purely, rather like a Zen Philosophy that takes us far from pain And pleasure. This Nirvana of...
by phillipw | Jul 29, 2019 | AR
Arctictis binturong Photo by Bart Van den Bosch Confusingly Arctictis binturong Is called a bear and also called a cat. Its tail is furry long and very strong And when the beast’s asleep it’s hairy flat. It wields its furred prehensile tail (rope-like...
