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Brian Taylor is a Poet and Philosopher who lives in Cornwall, England and the Far East.
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THE SERPENTS
The Serpents dance hypnoticallyand fill the Void with Thoughtand in their game of wish-fulfilmentthe Sons of Man are caught. Slaves to their Dream Creations,enflamed by Hot Desire,craving ever-new sensations,singed by the Ancient Fire,they sink from brightness into embersfrom cinders into … Continue reading
Posted in Centre
Tagged Ancient Fire, Centre, Dream Creations, Hot Desire, Lust, serpents, sons of man, thought, void
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THE PAINTED VEIL
Millions of bubbles; bubbles, bubbles. Bubbles.Who could have thoughtso smallwould be curse of all,and source of allour troubles? Microscopic seedsencasing nuclei of fire. Each germinates and breedssubtle filaments of desire. Desire slides in and overpowers,making our best intentions fail.It weaves … Continue reading
Posted in Gnomonic Verses
Tagged Blondin, Bubbles, desire, empty, fire, Gnomonic Verses, Painted Veil, see, seeds, silent, thought, troubles
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BLUEBOTTLE MIND
Even in all your fine regalia,hint of blue and buzzing wingall the trappings of your kind,you are far from being a substantial thing,and all your efforts end in failure.All entomic paraphernalia,proboscis, thorax, abdomen, wings that fly,six legs, antennae, multi-faceted eye,are … Continue reading
Posted in Blondin
Tagged Bluebottle mind, desire, dust, formless, fruit, human, mind, pride, shadow, silent hell, thought, wings that fly
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PLUS ÇA CHANGE
The world still pilesstorm on storm,(though happiness remains the norm). The spider mind spinsthought on thought(and in its own web still is caught). The Sun (still) shines in a bucket of water(and doesn’tgetwet). .
E = MC2
C is the speed of LightOnly Light can travel at CNothing can travelfaster than lightalong the motor waysand byroads of the brainwith its electrochemical signs. Electro-powered Thought is restrained by C.But, once freed from the shapings of the last vestige … Continue reading
Posted in Gnomonic Verses
Tagged brain, E=MC2, energy, ice and water, matter, speed of Light, thought
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SEPARATISM
This flowering of the Human Spiritis a reaching outinto the empty wastelandof the egoic mindin search ofthe lost gardens of Eden. This fruitless endeavourto fill its wastelandwith memoriesof its past (My was)and thoughtsof its future (My will be) is stitched … Continue reading
Posted in Gnomonic Verses
Tagged future, Garden of Eden, gentle light, Here and Now, Human Sprit, me, memories, past, peace, separatism, thought, wasteland
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REQUIEM: ARMISTICE DAY
This year the dead are blind and do not seem to hear our prayers. Nor do they seem to mind that we now own what they once thought was theirs. Here they shed no tear at all the pain they … Continue reading
Posted in Blondin
Tagged Armistice Day, blind, dead, pain, prayers, requiem, thought
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