Monday, October 3, 2011

To Dissolve Into The Night Air Comments

Rating: 4.0

To dissolve into the night air
Is the course that bests befits now;
Clear is the night
And from below
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Emmanuel George Cefai
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Daniel Brick 05 November 2014

This is a very seductive poem. It makes the dissolution into a state of somnolence that is virtually complete and lasting seem so natural. And effortless. But there is no doubt this means giving up one's human identity. It's clearly stated in the closing lines the sleeper will INTO A GHOST DISSOLVE and no longer have a human's sensory apparatus.Oh My! I don't think I can follow you on this spiritual journey. It's regression and I want transcendence. My favorite American writers are the TRANSCENDENTALISTS (Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller)

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Daniel Brick 05 November 2014

This is a very seductive poem. It makes the dissolution into a state of somnolence that is virtually complete and lasting seem so natural. And effortless. But there is no doubt this means giving up one's human identity. It's clearly stated in the closing lines the sleeper will INTO A GHOST DISSOLVE and no longer have a human's sensory apparatus.Oh My! I don't think I can follow you on this spiritual journey. It's regression and I want transcendence. My favorite American writers are the TRANSCENDENTALISTS (Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller)

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