A Black and White Example -------------------------------------------
It came to me
I saw it clearly
It made sense.
I'm not revealing
A hidden truth
But the world
As we know it
Spins around them.
As black and white
May be a simple pair.
Male and female
Could help as well.
The tyger and the lamp
That's a classic one.
Noise and silence
Is just an austere one.
Even our own existence
Proves to be one,
And another case
That the universe
As we know it
Is just a further example.
Ethan, The symbolism is there. I like the comparsion. "tiger and the lamp" you have perhaps seen the world for what it is... and have accepted it. What I am wondering is, what inspired you to write this? nary a bit of insight here, but i guess it is expected from me??? ~le beau vide
Nice poem about the poles in the world that gives meaning only in pairs ( a lion is not a lion without a lamp etc.) What does bother me a bit in this write, is the first lines. By writing yourself (or the author of the poem) out of this poem, it would be more clear cut. The lines I am referring to is: “It came to me/I saw it clearly/It made sense.//I’m not revealing/A hidden truth”. Then rewriting the opening tho something in the lines of: “The world…”
Are you pointing out the 'symbolic' nature of complimentary pairs (and their essential need of each other to clarify extremes and provide balance)? If so, it's a remarkably blunt observation of the interwoven character of the universe (and judging by the tone of the poem, you seem appropriately awed by the revelation). I appreciate what this write has to say about humanity in general. Nicely done. Take care. Bill.
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