Really nice poem, Charles!
==Dan

At 11:15 AM 8/23/00 -0700, you wrote:
>I hope there is no objection if I offer my interpretation in the form of a
>poem. I feel there are more things relevant to the central discussion and
>this is the only way I can think of condensing it all to tolerable length.
>
>----------
>From: "charles moyer" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: The ant's a centaur in his dragon world
>Date: Wed, Aug 23, 2000, 11:04 AM
>
>
>           "Dragon World"
>                                by Charles Moyer
>
>                                  "...our ships, planes, wars are
>                                      perfectly irrelevant." (Robinson
>                                                               Jeffers)
>    The casque, a fragile green armor
>    For life
>    Against the hail,
>    Against "a fitful sun",
>    Paquin, you are undone.
>    White gold now emerald
>    Bursts into black,
>    Goes to orange,
>    Contemplates the night sun,
>    A flying dragon in its crystal cave.
>    Down to earth,
>    Down to the ant's sure step,
>    Head to the ground
>    He reachs
>    To ascend.
>    The lowliest is not bereft
>    Of vision.
>    Nor is aware of our puny wars.
>    Here on a small hill
>    Under the pin-up moon
>    He builds Jerusalem's temple.
>
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