02-16-2013, 08:31 PM
oh, I really like this one (after I read it i actually gave out a short little 'oo')
I particularly like "And when the fire has died to ash and gone,/naught but the smoky promise lingers on."
and, if i remember correctly, didn't plato expel poets from the republic?
"I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled [poets] to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean." [Plato]
anyhow, excellent poem, give me this over 'the republic' any day of the week.
[i just had this mischievous thought, it would be funny to publish this poem and put *plato as a footnote
]
I particularly like "And when the fire has died to ash and gone,/naught but the smoky promise lingers on."
and, if i remember correctly, didn't plato expel poets from the republic?
"I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled [poets] to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean." [Plato]
anyhow, excellent poem, give me this over 'the republic' any day of the week.
[i just had this mischievous thought, it would be funny to publish this poem and put *plato as a footnote
]