This piece seems full of contradictions; perhaps that is the intent. "A horizon environing sorrow Embracing dismay Burning in cycles of apprehension Hinging hope on fragile strings." one tends to only embrace those things which one has some understanding of; yet we have here an embracing of dismay. We have dismay and apprehension but we have hope; although it does seem to be hanging from a precarious perch. But for WHAT are we hoping? Understanding perhaps? No. Because after this we have, "The tongue of reason beckons Delving in meaning and distrust The sound of logic utters Dread and awe" Reason does not ordinarily mingle with distrust or desperation as it is not an act of reasoning minds to facillitate desperate measures or actions. And logic is generally that which dispells both dread and awe; yet, here, we have logic uttering dread and awe. It seems an upside down and backward philosophy is at work in the verse. And in the next verse we have a "reality" that is, " Highly refined To fit all but you Devastating none but you..." or tailormade for a specific individual. Is there such a thing as an individual reality? Persons who propound such things are often carted away to asylums to spend the remainder of their lives. We, as a society, do not accept individual realities. We make exception for individual vision and we tout individual freedoms but we are quite adamant in our definitions of "reality". It might be that this represernts a spiraling downfall into madness for at the end we have, "Claims of being From a human within Engulfing decree and doom In a spiral descent
Of conquering fear" I tend to agree with Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he said, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself" I certainly believe that we can never allow fear to rule our hearts, minds or natures. What would result would be the pandemonium of mass hysteria and paranoia driving reason away and replacing it with madness. As for what is "moral", that is a very often a matter of personal ethics. In the semantics of the logical argument, it could be said that morality as stated by Christ, and by Confucius 500 years before Christ in The Analects; is doing nothing unto another that one would not appreciate having done to oneself or "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." This was a very interesting and thought provoking read and I think, after careful consideration, that it depicts a loss of reason into madness.
Love the title. It pulled me into the work... And your words take us into a world of fear and disillusionment, with an endless sense of falling. Powerfully written and vividly worded!
This piece seems full of contradictions; perhaps that is the intent. "A horizon environing sorrow Embracing dismay Burning in cycles of apprehension Hinging hope on fragile strings." one tends to only embrace those things which one has some understanding of; yet we have here an embracing of dismay. We have dismay and apprehension but we have hope; although it does seem to be hanging from a precarious perch. But for WHAT are we hoping? Understanding perhaps? No. Because after this we have, "The tongue of reason beckons Delving in meaning and distrust The sound of logic utters Dread and awe" Reason does not ordinarily mingle with distrust or desperation as it is not an act of reasoning minds to facillitate desperate measures or actions. And logic is generally that which dispells both dread and awe; yet, here, we have logic uttering dread and awe. It seems an upside down and backward philosophy is at work in the verse. And in the next verse we have a "reality" that is, " Highly refined To fit all but you Devastating none but you..." or tailormade for a specific individual. Is there such a thing as an individual reality? Persons who propound such things are often carted away to asylums to spend the remainder of their lives. We, as a society, do not accept individual realities. We make exception for individual vision and we tout individual freedoms but we are quite adamant in our definitions of "reality". It might be that this represernts a spiraling downfall into madness for at the end we have, "Claims of being From a human within Engulfing decree and doom In a spiral descent
Of conquering fear" I tend to agree with Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he said, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself" I certainly believe that we can never allow fear to rule our hearts, minds or natures. What would result would be the pandemonium of mass hysteria and paranoia driving reason away and replacing it with madness. As for what is "moral", that is a very often a matter of personal ethics. In the semantics of the logical argument, it could be said that morality as stated by Christ, and by Confucius 500 years before Christ in The Analects; is doing nothing unto another that one would not appreciate having done to oneself or "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." This was a very interesting and thought provoking read and I think, after careful consideration, that it depicts a loss of reason into madness.
It's an honor to be the first who review your lovely piece, brother.
Well, I can't just post the meaning - that I have discovered while getting to know you - here! :P
It's very nice, well-written (as always), and the meaning implied through the entire flow of the work!
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