An Orchestrated Madness

Very nice, I enjoyed that; thanks for the "Trip"s, and welcome!

Wow. You must have been published, these are too good. Of the four elements, the creepiness of Earth left me feeling shaken. I need to come back and read them all again.

Gosh, what a compliment.

Many times with my closer friends I've discussed several aspects of the nature of self. Forster said 'only connect'. Well, if that's what it's all about then connect I shall. But how?

I was told once by a human being much cleverer than me that poems cannot stand alone. Once pen is set to paper then the mind has (usually without awareness of its motivation) chosen to make a public act. 'I have something say', you shout. Whether or not anyone is listening is, to me, not an issue that I have the energy to worry about.

Edward Thomas said it with his typical pith and generous wisdom:

'How weak and little is the light,
All the universe of sight,
Love and delight,
Before the might,
If you love it not, of night'

Out in the Dark, 1915

But he was a genious. For us - for me- all I have is what I see and some things - god knows why - make me want to put my thumbprint on the world before the night comes and it's too late.

A worldview should be incomprehensible to a single mind. That's why I love things like this posting thingy - because a million minds coming together will, inevitably, give me more confidence in the accuracy (or not) of my view and, I hope, develop it. Only connect.

Good health,
JL

Thank-you BoGoWo