Monday, February 16, 2009

! ! Your Self: From Plotinus' 'Enneads' 6.3 Comments

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Seeing yourself - at last – so beautiful:
cease, at last, that vision to deny!
What then, to see in your so glorious self?
What qualities shine out upon the world?
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Michael Shepherd
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Wojja Fink 11 June 2009

what a beautiful reminder in this age of forgetfulness

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Michael Shepherd 16 February 2009

'Dr Tafka': French poetry counts syllables; English poetry measures by 'iambic pentameter' so-called, as employed by Shakespeare: which allows of 'feet' with one, two, or three syllables. The 'sonnet' allows of many variations of rhyme scheme these liberal days.. And when I paraphrase famous sources, I put rhyme second to faith to the original.. How's your own poetry going these days?

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Ian Bowen 16 February 2009

Michael, very well written. Top class.10/10 Ian

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