"Man, do you think yours is the only soul? Look around you. Everything that you see quivers with being. Though your thoughts are free, one thing you do not think about: the whole. Beasts have a mind; respect it. Flowers too- look at one. Nature brought forth each petal. There is a mystery that sleeps in metal. Everything feels, and has power over you". ~Gerard de Nerval
I loved this piece...interesting and informative.I love Patti Smith and her magical writing;Nerval was (and still is)one of her favorite,most revered poets. I started reading Nerval because of Patti and his beautiful words and the images I get from them always make the day better. Thanks so much for sharing this...
I wonder, if erudite people who delve into their subconscious, and seeing what is there, have bouts of madness. What of the people who take the same journey, but cannot or do not write beautiful lines of poetry? What happens to them? They practice dressage, if they're wealthy, or eat out of dumpsters if they're poor?
You shed light on some great stuff Erik and hip this high school dropout to writers, words and worlds he wouldn't know otherwise--- Thanks for being a verse and meaning detective
The mind of God is an ever-expanding library of human books telling their stories night and day. Every person who lives—has ever lived—will ever live, speaking in unison. A symphony of individual voice, of experience, extravagant…harmonious…dissonant…beautiful. Were we to pause and listen, we would fall to our knees and weep under the weight of its glory.
—drawn from my story “Stumbling into the Mind of God.”
"The mind of God is an ever-expanding library of human books telling their stories night and day."
Melancholy hypochondria, the suffering of surrealism within imagination. Learn to surf imagination without loses the sense of control. Breaking illusion is the cure ✨
Have you ever seen a butterfly in a cage?
She will not beat the bars
Or beg for her release
Instead she will sit silently
With wings barely moving
Until all her colors fade away
And there is one less beautiful thing
Living in our world......
M.L.C.
Gorgeous. Just gorgeous. One of the best "comments" I've ever read.
Thank you for your kind words...:)
Who is M.L.C.? Thanks.
Me...they are my initials...
FANTASTIC!!! I LOVE this poem! Thank you!!!
A pleasure...:)
Thank you
"Man, do you think yours is the only soul? Look around you. Everything that you see quivers with being. Though your thoughts are free, one thing you do not think about: the whole. Beasts have a mind; respect it. Flowers too- look at one. Nature brought forth each petal. There is a mystery that sleeps in metal. Everything feels, and has power over you". ~Gerard de Nerval
I loved this piece...interesting and informative.I love Patti Smith and her magical writing;Nerval was (and still is)one of her favorite,most revered poets. I started reading Nerval because of Patti and his beautiful words and the images I get from them always make the day better. Thanks so much for sharing this...
I wonder, if erudite people who delve into their subconscious, and seeing what is there, have bouts of madness. What of the people who take the same journey, but cannot or do not write beautiful lines of poetry? What happens to them? They practice dressage, if they're wealthy, or eat out of dumpsters if they're poor?
A lovely post and reverie . . .
You shed light on some great stuff Erik and hip this high school dropout to writers, words and worlds he wouldn't know otherwise--- Thanks for being a verse and meaning detective
The mind of God is an ever-expanding library of human books telling their stories night and day. Every person who lives—has ever lived—will ever live, speaking in unison. A symphony of individual voice, of experience, extravagant…harmonious…dissonant…beautiful. Were we to pause and listen, we would fall to our knees and weep under the weight of its glory.
—drawn from my story “Stumbling into the Mind of God.”
"Melancholy hypochondria", is a beautiful and unique suffering.
DAMN
Beautiful. And sad.
Thank you.
I have seen a monarch butterfly resting contemplating her resting place on a big eyed susan.
"The mind of God is an ever-expanding library of human books telling their stories night and day."
Melancholy hypochondria, the suffering of surrealism within imagination. Learn to surf imagination without loses the sense of control. Breaking illusion is the cure ✨
Thank you for this thank you for link to the book, equally
thanks, Vince for all you are doing.
best wishes
dave pi
So gorgeous life’s so beautiful like different colors on the shelf
Incredible stuff. Still bringing new (new to me) things to light, thank you!