Logical Astuteness

Education has never deluded me, it is a rich mine from which my gemstones are extracted; and all of them can adorn with its brilliance a king's crown, but the glitter on my silver pendant... with my natal sign, not with my image, outshines it and displays it very elegantly. As skilled hands relied on mental deftness, I depended on mom's provincial practicality, not on chances, but on her canonical guidance; her words told no canards, only truthfulness: an illunination of beatitude to encourage and fortify... and that voice taught me acts of benevolence. Guessing what was the mysterious name it bore, would have been quite easy to identify with sharp eyes: examining the deeds I did and the actions I still compromise, to conclude with certainty that it fitted me so perfectly... I learned that art by listening to clever people with more ardor. This is not a gift which is instilled in the infant's brain at birth, it is acquired by growing somewhat old... who could have such a prodigious knowledge? The Old Testament prophets for instance, or possibly every learned man who studied philosophy. Spend time with me, and observe how I peruse: listen to the clear and incisive words spoken aloud, riddling no mystery, or being derogatory... proverbs might be included to give some clues; and they were written in an inimitable way to stimulate the minds of the unlearned. Is intelligence inborn or learned by chance, or even isometric to astuteness? Many admit it stems from accruing knowledge, to increase the capacity of the thinker or genius... accumulating their ideas and earning praises, while the uneducated struggle with rage. Logical astutness is efficacious when it invigorates ability, and exhorts a great deal of mental energy; and will the proper words be used to that effect? Happy New Year to all the wonderful Poetry Soup members! Copyright 210 by Andrew Crisci