by phillipw | Mar 4, 2021 | IL, KN, SE
Early Wisdom He who knows others has knowledge. He who knows himself is illuminated. ~ Rôshi Some little blue and purple posters on His childhood wall beside his bed gleamed green (A phosphorescent glint) in patches, wan Some parts of their designs, each...
by phillipw | May 22, 2020 | AC, BR, KN, RA
Jerusalem His face is mild, as mild as Elgar chords Set down on paper, or a late June day In Gloucestershire, as mild as sleeping lords In Parliament. His young beard’s a display Of masculinity, or maybe just A statement of his academic bent....
by phillipw | May 18, 2020 | EP, KN, PH, PO
Seldom Pure and Never Simple: Fawlty Thoughts There’s freedom in the speaking of the truth. I know we’re not supposed to think that such A thing exists. It’s stylishly uncouth, Post-Modernism says, to use the crutch Of common sense. Too many minds...
by phillipw | May 13, 2020 | AN, KN, TR
Ancient Greek Knowledge “Men must learn by suffering. Drop by drop in sleep upon the heart Falls the laborious memory of pain. Against one’s will comes wisdom.” …..~ Chorus in AGAMEMNON, Aeschylus translated by Louis MacNeice The classic Greeks knew death...