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Somnus # 1
Out of
time-murmuring petals
the unexpected peace
of a dawnless emptiness.
Achille Théodore Cesbron-Les Fleurs du Sommeil ca.1890's
Out of
time-murmuring petals
the unexpected peace
of a dawnless emptiness.
Achille Théodore Cesbron-Les Fleurs du Sommeil ca.1890's
Morpheus #2
On the tacit hour
his ivory wings open
shape shifting
the shadowed light
of unknowing.
Fernand Khnopff-A Mask ca. 1897
On the tacit hour
his ivory wings open
shape shifting
the shadowed light
of unknowing.
Fernand Khnopff-A Mask ca. 1897
Phobetor #3
In the shadow of the wing
the wicked self
mirrors
in the unfading silence
the abandoned self
voids.
Odilon Redon-Sous l'aile d'ombre-1891
In the shadow of the wing
the wicked self
mirrors
in the unfading silence
the abandoned self
voids.
Odilon Redon-Sous l'aile d'ombre-1891
Phantasos #4
Close mouth to taste
the glimmering-red flower
undoing time past
close eyes to see
the unfolding of life's
sculpted illusion.
Gustav Klimt-A Field of Poppies-1907
Close mouth to taste
the glimmering-red flower
undoing time past
close eyes to see
the unfolding of life's
sculpted illusion.
Gustav Klimt-A Field of Poppies-1907
In Metamorphoses Bk XI, Ovid describes Somnus, the god of sleep and three of his sons [Oneiroi]:
Morpheus, the shape-shifter in human form, Phobetor, "frightener" or bringer of nightmares & Phantasos, "fancy" or bringer of illusions.
Morpheus, the shape-shifter in human form, Phobetor, "frightener" or bringer of nightmares & Phantasos, "fancy" or bringer of illusions.
Finishing this thread with a musical companion for the 4 above poems: Tangerine Dream "The Big Sleep in Search of Hades" from their LP Stratosfear 1976- Enjoy!
