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Response to Senryu Slayers WOD "diaphanous." Long a fave word, particularly in light of The Ever-Present Origin. Via psych rigor and intuitive ease one arrives at spiritual transparency, diaphaneity.

past the great divide
via villa paradox
X diaphanous

Author's Note

The Zen behind haiku forms can be understood in context of magic-mythic-mental-transparent cognitive modes, or 1-2-3-4 dimensions. "Diaphanous" is a fave 4-D word via Jean Gebser's The Ever-Present Origin. This poem tracks ratiocination to "seeing-through." [Edited 11/21, after noting syllabic mind gaffe.]

Reviews

[R J Askew]

Ach, I went through my read requests wearily and was saving yours till last because I needed a blast of your surgent vigour. I have read so much dullness. I wld rather die than read the things I find myself reading. There is sooooooooo little worth reading. So, so, so very little, less. There is no point to most lives. Not all people are interesting, very few in fact. Most are numbingly dull. And most people who write wld be better of painting road markings. Please, please, please write a story about a party at Villa Pardox ... make it out rageous. Invite me so that I might live one wild day. Yes, I want to go to a party at Villa Pardox and I want you to be my host and I want you to stun me because Pax mate, what else is there? Anyone approaching the Villa will be admitted to the poem or returned to the dullness of their world.

[R J Askew]

I came back and had another look. I still love the notion of Villa Paradox. O to live there! Thought maybe I do1

I almost think you are Italian, using the X Post Scriptum latin X as a "PER" in English for an "For" amazing Senryu, about the parralel world and twisted thoughts...

I like to catch them, as you have the gift of sense, and translating art.

E.L.

[Muse]

This is clever and witty. The brevity of it all makes it that much more brilliant. There's a hidden meaning here...the metaphors are ringing in my ears..xxxxxx!

[justjenn_2u]

You have always amazed me with your vocabulary as well as your thinking skills. I am always intrigued to know what lies behind your words - or in front?

[africa]

It's cool how you explained it or I wouldn't have understood it. Good job and well done.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

past everything that turns our minds inside out we land in the beauty of sheer enlightenment. My take.......excellent :)

[odhiambo]

Totally lost,which leaves me feeling like i should be able to go oooh.but i dont.

[OT]

brilliant!!! a mystical trip through so few words - through great divide into the ethereal beyond the paradoxical waves! fantastic vocabulary, brilliant senryu!!

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

I am so sorry /i know not what you mean about the mythic magic.
past the great divide...ourselves?
via villa paradox ...by way of a paradox of home?
X diaphanous .. all things can be seen through?
I should have never dropped out of college to play!

After reading many reviews below including Orlando's.. and i hope i am not in the dull people group lol ... loved his review!... i do see what you are saying somewhat.
A deep one. Haiku that is.

Chloe