My Enemies Comments

There will always be enemies in all macro/ micro existences. I guess the trick is to triage significant threats on a life-threatening scale and not sweat the small stuff. I can relate to this man's escape immersed in his maps and books. Although fiddling while Rome burns comes to mind,

People feel threatened by intelligent counterparts that have insight. Of course we must coexist and with an attitude of remorse as well as the feeling of the needleesnesss of this spite. Carry on with a form of aloofness is well advised where their attempts of disturbance. are always futile. The idea of servants as your guiding light gives a humanistic and an aristocatic ring. Thanks for sharing, Paul

So, I just finished reading up on Montaigne. What a great story! Once again, I was caught up in your poetry, but then I had to go search for further understanding. I love the idea of taking on this character's point of view on enemies..as a person who was imbued with the thinking of the Renaissance during a time when people were once again turning away from enlightenment. How interesting that he secluded himself up in an attic library. You have a way of really getting into the heads of these historic figures and trying to understand how they think and playing it out in these beautiful poems. Again, aspects of your writing remind me of the male counterpart to the poet A.E. Stallings. The imagery of the crow was so compelling to me, because of all they represent (intelligence, foreboding, death) , but also because Montaigne had a bird-eye view of his village of his enemies. So well done. Loved this!