Category: Poetry
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The Parable of the Twins
The Parable of the Twins I came across this parable at the time my daughter was about to give birth to her first son and was enchanted by it. I had studied “The Republic” by Plato at Armidale Teachers’ College, and had learnt about a similar metaphor, that of The Cave, included in The Republic.…
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A Love Sonnet by Ian Harry Wells
The Preface by Ian: Aged over seventy and I fell in love, unexpected to say the least. I will never forget the date; 31st October 2014, Halloween! Is that prophetic? More than twelve months have since passed and those feelings haven’t waned, they have intensified. How to celebrate this situation? After some thinking I came…
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An ancient mystic: Rumi
About Rumi Born June 03, 1207in بلخ / Balkh, Afghanistan Died August 20, 1273 From Wikipedia: Mawlānā Jalāl-ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (Persian: مولانا جلال الدین محمد رومی), also known as Mawlānā Jalāl-ad-Dīn Muhammad Balḫī (Persian: محمد بلخى) or Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi, but known to the English-speaking world simply as Rumi, was a 13th century Persian…
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Life is a Beach: a guest post by Ian Wells
Life is a Beach Have you heard the saying, Life is a beach? Have you ever strolled along a sandy shore? Scrunching wet sand deliciously between your toes? I have I’ve watched the spray fly, heard the waves pound marvelled at dolphins dancing enjoyed the birds’ aerobatic antics. I’ve felt the sting of the hot…
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Anthropos Rising
The Anthropos is rising! The age-old, original man is coming to claim us from our shadow imitations of manhood! Patriarchal Man is dying! You know him well – the one who feeds on dominance over women and children – The one who lords it over other men, And who rapes even the earth itself in…