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Chimney Smoke
Chimney smoke rising up into the cold air Still warm and careless as young love Expanding with the first touch of morning wind Like an Englishman’s old white powdered wig Prancing along the roof tops without cloths Caressing the ridge … Continue reading
On the Emergence into Life
On the descent of the soul into body, the Philosopher Plotinus explains the reason for our emergence into life. He holds to the notion that the universe is filled with souls in order to make it complete. It is here … Continue reading
Sonnet 73 by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 73 by William Shakespeare sets the tone for that time of year when the leaves turn colour and fall away. Indeed it is one of his most significant poems, a harbinger for what is to follow man in time, … Continue reading
Oh Noble Sound – An Appeal to Euterpe
This weeks poem is dedicated to Euterpe, the Muse of music and lyric poetry, who is known to grant musicians/poets their deepest desire. It has been imbued with the oh so delicate & graceful sound of a harp, by none … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Poetry
Tagged Bach, Bonnie Hodge, Euterpe, Jesu Joy of Mans Desiring, Lady and a Harp, Lyrical Poetry, Muse, Music, Musician, Poem
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Only the Wind Remained
This particular piece pulls on the imagination, keeping it nimble & energized. Indeed I’ve attempted to format this week’s poem –presented in the video above– within the parameters of modern poetry, thus it has been stripped of measure & rhyme, … Continue reading
What say you is Love?
What is love? Seriously though, what do you think love really is? Perhaps it is a means to nurture the well-being of another soul or a force that permeates the universe in order to maintain harmony or maybe it is … Continue reading
As wine is to drink, so is poetry to words.
Think back to a time when you were gathered together with a group of people with whom you had little in common. Perhaps your partner, friend or a relative invited you along. Either way you were bored out of your … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged Classic Poetry, Dante Alighieri, John Keats, Poem, Recitation, Shakespeare, William Butler Yeats
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Set Forth into the Deep
This poem largely draws upon platonic thought so as to express how we have come to experience reality as separated beings. It encapsulates a world view no longer acceptable by the masses but for the poet it remains the fabric … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Poetry, Spirituality
Tagged lyrical, Myth of Er, Neoplatonism, Plato, platonic thought, platonism, Plotinus, Poem, Reincarnation
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Between the Heart & Mind
A life void of pleasure may be dull and boring, or something far worse. You might ask what would be the sense of working hard at something if there is no reward in the end or at least some enjoyment … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Spirituality
Tagged C. H. Sisson, Canto 18, Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy, love, Oxford University Press, Poem, Purgatorio, Richard Downs, Sun of Radiant Feeling
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