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on The Dark Hour by William H Davies, on October 29, 2004A wonderful poem – for me it seems to describe a valley between wars – very apt at this election time . .( The War of the Roses ) Which religious rose will eventually bloom to advantage – Better yet will one day a knowledgeable public forget the confusion of the selfish clerics prophets and priests – and chose a bouquet encompassing of one God rather than comparing this or that fragrance – Albert.
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on Weekend Glory by Dr. Maya Angelou, on June 19, 2004Not really – I was lucky enough to have dinner with Mohamed Ali in Hong Kong when he was on his way to China about 30 years ago and the topic came up - and I put it to him that as in his opinion being black put his at the back of the queue in many instances - as it did also many black scholars and athletes – consequently could that in effect be an extra spur to do well and succeed – and he felt it was – he was determined not only to do well but even do better than a white man –
But of course you do have struggling white men too – but hardship, poverty or being downtrodden is given as less of a reason in their case. With regard to boxing – most good fighters came from a poor or underprivileged background – which is a similar criteria –
Maya Angelou draws from her life experiences as you say - but had she been born white and rich her worldly background and experiences would have been very different and consequently her thinking would have been different too - so we must assume that both her race and cultural background must have had some influence - Albert.
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on After Trying Many Years by Michelangelo Buonarroti, on May 18, 2004Here I think Michelangelo is saying that it can take a man whole lifetime to learn how to carve a good statue – and if you are lucky you will see beauty ( in your work ) near the end of your life. He often considered the plight of a mountain or rock that was millions of years old that after being worked on was still old as a stone - but although the material was old – it had in fact become new and young as a statue. And after all the work you put in as a craftsman it has worn your life away - but at the end of your life you are able to see the skill and beauty you have created so it is a balance and it is worth giving your life to see such beauty in return. Albert
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on High In The Mountains By A Deep Ravine by Michelangelo Buonarroti, on May 18, 2004Michelangelo was in fact referring to a block of stone in a mountain quarry that contained one of his statutes yet to be sculpted – he often went to the quarries to supervise the removal of the stone he would use – and it is the finished stone statue stripped bare that is speaking in the poem.
On several occasions Michelangelo implied that he didn’t carve or sculpt his statues – and that the statue was in fact already inside the rock, he simply cleared away the excess material to reveal what was already inside the stone. - Albert
