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The epic paintings of the past have shrunk.
Their bloated size in Paris, and Madrid
Or Rome contains for most of folk just junk.
Their subject matter is forgotten. Hid
From us by modern ignorance, so-called
Advanced e-knowledge — all such current stuff —
The content of the paintings is more sprawled
In front of clueless viewers so it’s tough
For them to like the paintings. Epic verse
Is even more condemned to be ignored.
For people forced towards sonnets, even worse
Is heavy reading: epics leave them bored.
They maybe, if we’re lucky, read a meme.
For them a mini-series is supreme.
~ Phillip Whidden
by phillipw | Aug 9, 2024 | Uncategorized |