Horatius tells us that Orpheus once tamed tigers and lions with his poetry
That was the golden age
The age of rusty iron right now
Poetry becomes the soliloquy of stars tens of thousands of light years away
Arrogance to say we understand when we speak
Illusion to say we don't need to speak to understand
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Author:
Makoto Maruyama (
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the difference between then and now, dear poet
is back then they read and shared, with a goal in mind;
everything was Action orientated, didactic parables and metaphors of Purposed: Mythology..
where as now, people just want everyone
'TO KNOW THEIR PAIN!!!'
while caring little for anyone else,
as-if, only 'They' matter
and only 'They' suffer
and the world owes 'Them': everything..
its that Me, Me, Me
of Wilful Ignorance
where, those intrusted with the gift of Eloquence
rather waste their gifts, than make a meaningful Difference...
(glad to hear covid figures getting better in your side of the world,
thanks for sharing)
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