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peterdawes — Eyes That Cannot See
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Published: 2008-05-29 12:39:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 397; Favourites: 7; Downloads: 1
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blind prophetspredict
the
future
with myopic wisdom
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Another light proverb in an interesting form and topic...
Quite an enjoyable read, my dear
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Thank you very kindly.
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A good piece. In so few words you say so much and leave so much to the imagination.
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Thank you, friend. I appreciate the compliment.
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I like it ^_^ it reminds me of a theme in King Lear of 'sight' in that one man who is blinded 'sees' better than when he had physical vision and his pessimism predicts the downfall of the King and the country.
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Hmm. . . King Lear. One of Shakespeare's works that I've not indulged in yet.
I shall have to ask Robin if he possesses it.
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It is a brilliant play - I just recently sat an exam on it. They couldn't have chosen a more interesting play for A-Level.
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I must confess, I have not given the Bard his proper deference. I am not much of a literary scholar. Unless a play or book appeals to me from the start, I'm not keen to muscle through it or pursue other volumes by the author. Robin is much more adept at immersing himself within archaic language and tone.
I do keep wishing to peruse Shakespeare's sonnets, though.
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They are gorgeous. So is his poetry (although, the latter can be a little extensive).
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Another thing I can pursue to while away the years, yes?
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It would take you sometime to read and decipher them all - perhaps you could discover more secrets to share with the scholars of Shakespeare?
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Perhaps so. But it will have to wait for some other point in my immortality. I am not ready for that yet.
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Well, in the meantime, try some Byron - a little more light-hearted, albeit mostly incestuous.
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Light-hearted and incestuous? What an odd confluence.
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Yes, I suppose it does sound odd. Mainly, his poetry is about love or sex, and it's fairly short - although, some of his poetry is a little disturbing when you realise he's writing about his married, older cousin or the young boy he's patron to.
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Hmm. . . and I thought I had mental issues.
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Well, we can always find someone worse off than ourselves, can we not?
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I pity the person with the worst of the lot, then.
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I adore the format. This was quite refreshing to read, you should experiment with shorter poetry more often - in my opinion, that is.
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Ah, finally catching up with older comments. My apologies.
I enjoy the minimalistic poems when they come to mind. But they are much more complex. Little flashes of lightning in a bottle, if you will.
Thank you for the compliment, Kelly.
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Im certain that 'lightning in a bottle' degrades you, friend.
And - you are most certainly very welcome.
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I like the Zorro-esque "Z" shape you've used in the layout. Or is my imagination at work on me again?
Interesting work, Peter. Glad to see you scribing again.
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Ah, that is a Z, isn't it? *chuckles*
Completely inadvertent. Was more so a twist on the words "predict the future". Instead of going forward, they are going backward.
Aren't I pretentious?
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I find it interesting how you did that. To me it hints at false predictions.
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Not at all. If you've something about which to be arrogant, how can arrogance be wrong? 
An enjoyable read.
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If arrogance were an art form, I would be a master. As such, I am mindful to bridle my tongue.
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Indeed, friend, I can envision us weaving a tapestry of arrogance together. Let's take over the world and wipe out everyone we don't like, what say you, Peter?
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The prospect is too tempting for this immortal. He yet has that capacity within his silent vampire heart.
Especially when the mortals outside his window are still pounding away at the fucking city street.
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Night comes eventually. Let them remember why they feared it as children, Peter.
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Alas, by sunset they are gone.
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Why waste words when a few suffice? Wonderful!
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Thank you, dear Leonie.
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Most of my poetry (when I actually attempt it) comes out short like this. I enjoy it because there is so much to the poem regardless of its length. Great job
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This is what I enjoy about the minimalistic pieces. They are more with less. However, they are much harder to come by and mine always come out sounding like bloody proverbs.
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Haha but proverbs are fun when they're bloody
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Hmm. . . a bloody proverb. That has promise.
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