Poetry and Philosophy
Philosophy or poetry?
Plato preferred philosophy,
He would being a philosopher.
Poets, of course, are liars by profession,
And endeavour to give an air of truth
To airy nothings.
Poets, like children, personify ideas
Through extended metaphor and simile
Imagine in more than one dimension
A golden age, an Arcadia, which poets have invented...
Is bewilder’d by these speculations.
As in Plato's republic of ideal forms
Poets are guided by implication, connotation, association
Plato thinks each effect has a discernible cause
Poets disagree
A cacophony of inequality
Is lacking in virtue or sense
Poets balance want with need
Freed from competition.
When men compete for goods and wealth
They forget about the intricacies of the self!
Big Sal
Wed 28th Nov 2018 22:17
If I could separate the poetry from the philosophical meanings behind it all, I'd be closer to an emulsion in a puddle of water than a man. Too many threads to pull without having to worry about what we tear in the process.
I like the cycle of this, John. Almost a futility to it all when taken at once. You have inspired me to try my hand at regular ol' poetry again (that is to say without 1,000,000 rhymes within them).
You know, I hadn't written a regular poem for almost 5 years? It felt good again to try my hand at something I had not done in so long.
I only hope to emulate the spirit of greatness, and this, as with all your work, takes the cake.
Cheers my friend.?