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Poetry and art go hand in hand; in fact, a poem is just art in the written form.
"LIFE MEANING IS A MANY SPLENDERED THING". Content Warning.
This was inspired through my living so many decades of life intensely and creatively! This is dedicated to all young human beings to learn the difference between being addicted to love and real love, of true compassion and friendship that must go hand in hand with companionship.’
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 2 years ago in Poets
A Flower Song. Top Story - May 2024. Content Warning.
Apparently the Aztecs, Toltecs, Chichimecs and other Mexica were crazy about poetry. Despite the book-burning, slaughter, and epidemics that characterized the early stages of the Spanish conquest of the empires of Mexico, some hundreds of poems from the height of their tradition come down to us in Classical Nahuatl, preserved by Nahua and Spanish scholars of the 16th century. One of the most famous poets, Nezahualcoyotl, was a sage-king who opposed the cult of human sacrifice associated with Tezcatlipoca, God of the Smoking Mirror, and favored Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent. Flowers and feathers were the favorite offering of the Plumed Serpent. Moreover, flowers and feathers are a metaphor for poetry. Individual words, scattered petals, the down of tropical birds. The temples of blood sacrifice could be transformed into temples of flower and song. A sublimated offering to the Heart of Earth and the Heart of Sky encapsulated in the Classical Nahuatl kenning for poetry: in xōchitl in cuīcatl, meaning, "the flower and the song." The following poem is part of a longer work, and is in a state of flux, so take the waters as they flow:
By Rob Angeli2 years ago in Poets
Seeds of Tomorrow
In the heart of what was once a sprawling metropolis now lay the flourishing city of Arcadia, a beacon of hope and sustainability in a world scarred by environmental degradation. Towering skyscrapers, adorned with lush vertical gardens, reached towards the azure sky, while vibrant greenery carpeted the streets below. Solar panels and wind turbines adorned rooftops, harnessing the sun and wind to power the city's gleaming infrastructure.
By IBRAHIM AHMAD2 years ago in Poets
