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Brian Taylor has been a Poet and Philosopher in Cornwall, England and the Far East.
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ORPHEUS IN EXTREMIS
He turned his back on the graveyardand with the sad songshe had taken downinto the stiff clay of the underworldlike root-fingersstill singing in his ears,walked towards the future. Before him floatedher death mask,warmed by the pale fireof yesterday’s desire. Fire … Continue reading
Posted in Blondin
Tagged Blondin, Brian Taylor, death mask, fingers of her mind, fire, forgetfullnes, fountain, garden of Proserpine, graveyard, nothingness, Orpheus, purpose, sunlight, underworld, Villa Rosa
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LABEL IT CORRECTLY
In St Peter’s graveyardthe bones have labels. The labels are incised in marble or slate.The coming together of the bones is recorded.(God breathed on those bones.)The dislocation of the bones is recorded.(God stopped breathing.)The length of time in betweenis calculated … Continue reading
Posted in Oxford Blues
Tagged age, Blondin, bonekeeper, bones, breath, God, graveyard, Oxford, Oxford Blues
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