Wednesday 18 May 2011

Ancient Wisdom ignored


do not build
beyond these stones
the line of ancient
stones advised
but there came men
who couldn't read
or couldn't think

outside the box . . .

plutonium-MOX

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gw2011



6 comments:

  1. i remember, and i know the background to this poem, Gwilym...but ancient wisdom also says sooner or later we shall all be claimed by the sea?

    can't deny humanity is always in a hurry, even if that's towards reaching the grave...guess we are all parties to it? :)

    the Zen philo of live as if you are already dead appeals to me...but this society is not the place for that perhaps,

    wishes,
    devika

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  2. Hi Devika, I must think a while about all this :)

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  3. Interesting Gwilym - I really don't think nuclear scientists are capable to thinking outside the box - they seem to become absolutely obsessed by nuclear power.

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  4. John, thanks!

    Pat, don't forget Busby and Gunderson - these are a couple of good guys - although I grant you they are much in the minority.

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