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Ain't that the truth!  Very: Ain't that the truth!  Very astute observation, in your poem, which both ancient and recent History bear out.  Ironi:  Lenin and his thugs came to power because the people feared the Czar; and Mussolini, and his imitator, the housepainter, and their thugs came to power for fear of Lenin's Bolsehviks.  I have heard that the fear of Jack the Ripper even came near to toppling Lord Salisbury's government under Queen Victoria (we know she scolded both the PM and the Police Commissioner for not---in her opinion---doing enough to contain the problem).  I think the case could be made that even the Snake in Eden played hob on the misguided fear of the two naked knuckleheads who were living there.

This has been a time honoured: This has been a time honoured personal practise of mine in every site. At times it surprises the 'thread hoggers' and the 'forum nazis' but as you so eloquently shared it helps to keep the flame alive, to reconnect with works and poets from a shared yesterday, and to reactivate connections that over time have been eclipsed. I agree full well and encourage all to consider this worthy persuasion.

It is affirmed and confirmed: It is affirmed and confirmed yet again that the poet (and the artist) is 'found' in the intimate connections of life and work, as in Vincent and Theo, Mr. & Mrs. Eliot and many other such tandems throughout history. And to have been intersected with the trajectory of that orbit is something of a life changing experience. In the days prior to the internet I was able to make a smattering of such orbital crosspaths, among them Sophia Loren, JG Ballard and Piers Anthony, from either side or the Atlantic. On one occasion I had attempted to contact Stephen King but to my knowledge he never responded. Some people are all about poeple, the rest, well, what can you say? Your having shared this is a significant boost in the idea and building of community. People are strange creatures but when the 'stars align' there is a glimmer of hope not only in our thought lives but also for the future of humankind.

  When I look at celestial:   When I look at celestial images from Hubble and James Webb Telescopes, I am at awe.   It’s an exhibition of endless art, to remind us who the Master is.   God is certainly the master of master artists.   And there are many lessons for all of us.

Good Point :   I think a lot of us go through a feeling of being invincible in our youth. Youth can be a reckless thing, precisely because it lacks experience and wisdom.   That said, there are some people out there – who feel they are Masters of the Universe – and can dictate to everyone else, what they can and cannot do. You especially see this in politics nowadays. These people are drunk on power.

Amen: Amen to that brother