Villanelle: the Dilemma of the Non-Violent - 41
Villanelle: The Dilemma of the Non-Violent – 41
More the imagination more damnation
Where would Earth be without Galileo’s lens
The Truth dares us in the face – condemnation
Ancient Greeks refined the mind spirit nation
And yet let their gods abuse their common sense
More the imagination more damnation
All roads led to Rome and the Inquisition
El Hidalgo de la Mancha’s comeuppance
The Truth dares us in the face – condemnation
Quixotic souls in windmills seek ruination
Who made Socrates take hemlock in Athens
More the imagination more damnation
Which mundane god revealed depths of Creation
Which holy tract mysteries of Existence
The Truth dares us in the face – condemnation
Hermeneutics – art of deviation
How we love to split mythic hairs with incense
More the imagination more damnation
The Truth dares us in the face – condemnation
© T. Wignesan – Paris, 2015
Copyright © T Wignesan | Year Posted 2015
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