Friday, October 14, 2011

poetry?! what for.

poetry.
seriously.
I know it
seems absurd.
It's not the
point to
be obscure.

When we read a poem,
line by line,
we experience.

As we read,
we experience.

What we read
has been crafted,
and as we read,
we experience
the crafted.

Poetry--
art--
music!
is a craft
of experience.

They are;
they exist
only
to be felt,
to be read.

cursed pirate.
pirate cursed.

What we experience
depends on
the sequence
of those experiences.

Watching a movie
backwards
is not the same as
watching it forward.

Hearing a song
backwards
is not the same as
hearing it forward.

Seeing a Picasso,
then seeing a Warhol
is not the same as
seeing a Warhol
then seeing a Picasso.

As an aside,
modern art seems
pretentious
because sometimes
it is constructed
to be viewed
after having viewed
and thought about
a certain set of art.
If we have not
viewed
and
thought about
that art
then modern art
will not be experienced
in the same way.

After reading
Harry Potter
the Bible
will never read
the same way again.

Thus,
flow.
As you read,
attend experience.
Realize it.
Wherever you go,
appreciate it.

Let one idea
carry over
to the next.