#spinoza - Hello Poetry

And the guy said what are you reading? the canteen guys that is, smokers, jokers, newspaper consumers, Spinoza, I said, his philosophy:ethicae, never heard of him, Don said, moustachioed, bright eyed, tall and lean, sounds like some vegetable, Kevin said, small, wise of lips, short thin, Dei ornent in omnibus, I said, what the **** that mean? Don said, frown of brows, spread of lips, God in all things or something like that, I said, closing the book, taking up my cup(cappuccino), all things? Kev said, like in a dame's **** laughter, wide smiles, gazing, guess so, all things is all things, I said, I sipped my drink, and all things in God? Pete said, short and stocky, ex jockey, that is the way of it I guess, I said, non diffondere gemme prima sciocchi I recalled the Italian priest saying years before at the abbey on retreat, can I see the book of that Spinoza guy? Don said, I passed him the book, my page marked by a thin sliver of card, he scanned pages, finger skipping through, eyes intent, dark eyes almost black, too **** deep for me, he said, page 3 is more your mark, Kev said, those photos of girls with ******* and all, laughter, smiles, Don handed back the book carefully, well at least they say things to me, he said grinning, Dieu au centre de tous the French monk had said to me at the abbey, his lips barely moving, the words air bound, I drank the coffee and returned to my book, cigarette smoke rose, someone joked of his wife's new dress a size too small and her efforts to enter, God, I translated the French monk's words, at the center.

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Jan 29, 2016

Jan 29, 2016 at 6:08 AM UTC

TerryCollett

AT THE CENTER 1977.

And the guy said what are you reading? the canteen guys that is, smokers, jokers, newspaper consumers, Spinoza, I said, his philosophy:ethicae, never heard of him, Don said, moustachioed, bright eyed, tall and lean, sounds like some vegetable, Kevin said, small, wise of lips, short thin, Dei ornent in omnibus, I said, what the **** that mean? Don said, frown of brows, spread of lips, God in all things or something like that, I said, closing the book, taking up my cup(cappuccino), all things? Kev said, like in a dame's **** laughter, wide smiles, gazing, guess so, all things is all things, I said, I sipped my drink, and all things in God? Pete said, short and stocky, ex jockey, that is the way of it I guess, I said, non diffondere gemme prima sciocchi I recalled the Italian priest saying years before at the abbey on retreat, can I see the book of that Spinoza guy? Don said, I passed him the book, my page marked by a thin sliver of card, he scanned pages, finger skipping through, eyes intent, dark eyes almost black, too **** deep for me, he said, page 3 is more your mark, Kev said, those photos of girls with ******* and all, laughter, smiles, Don handed back the book carefully, well at least they say things to me, he said grinning, Dieu au centre de tous the French monk had said to me at the abbey, his lips barely moving, the words air bound, I drank the coffee and returned to my book, cigarette smoke rose, someone joked of his wife's new dress a size too small and her efforts to enter, God, I translated the French monk's words, at the center.

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some poems are not poetic some lovers are not romantic some lives are not dramatic TRUE DEVOTEES ARE NOT FANATIC

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May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM UTC

farah-taskin

Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas

some poems are not poetic some lovers are not romantic some lives are not dramatic TRUE DEVOTEES ARE NOT FANATIC

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God will return when there's nothing new to see anymore Right when you're about to dissolve into "all knowing" hubris You shunned all experiences you couldn't mindlessly scroll through So the mission to enrich part of the universal with unique temporality has ended Both God and man incapable of judging this as good or bad

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Jul 22, 2025

Jul 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM UTC

kageysage

Enriched Enough for the Eagle to Consume Us Again

God will return when there's nothing new to see anymore Right when you're about to dissolve into "all knowing" hubris You shunned all experiences you couldn't mindlessly scroll through So the mission to enrich part of the universal with unique temporality has ended Both God and man incapable of judging this as good or bad

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They are free, the birds upon the gown of the state -- free to fly around.

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Aug 19, 2025

Aug 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM UTC

Zywa

[ They are free, the birds ]

They are free, the birds upon the gown of the state -- free to fly around.

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