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[anna]

He was taller than I expected.
Standing at the white city gate
Parmenides of Elea patiently waited.
What year is this? He asked.
2005, I said.
All these years, he murmured.
Yes, I nodded, you were born
More than twenty five centuries ago.

You were writing in hexameters
About the Way of Truth
And the Way of Seeming,
I reminded him.
Yes, I remember that, he said.
My memory is as good as in my youth.
I used to delve into the Enigma of Being
In the quest for finding the hidden heart of
Certainty and permanence.

We were silent for a while.
And then I said:
I read in a Dictionary of Philosophy
That you believe that reality does not change
And is unknowable.
Well, I still believe that, Parmenides said.

In that case let me ask you this:
If reality is unknowable
Then how do you know
That it does not change?

From:

Postmodern Light by Paul Hartal
(Orange Monad Editions, 2006)
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Anna Yin

《爱的灯塔-星子安娜双语诗选》
<Nightlights> <Seven Nights with the Chinese Zodiac> ...

http://annapoetry.com

[[星子安娜]]

He was taller than I expected.
Standing at the white city gate
Parmenides of Elea patiently waited.
What year is this? He asked.
2005, I said.
All these years, he murmured.
Yes, I nodded, you were born
More than twenty five centuries ago.

You were writing in hexameters
About the Way of Truth
And the Way of Seeming,
I reminded him.
Yes, I remember that, he said.
My memory is as good as in my youth.
I used to delve into the Enigma of Being
In the quest for finding the hidden heart of
Certainty and permanence.

We were silent for a while.
And then I said:
I read in a Dictionary of Philosophy
That you believe that reality does not change
And is unknowable.
Well, I still believe that, Parmenides said.

In that case let me ask you this:
If reality is unknowable
Then how do you know
That it does not change?

From:

Postmodern Light by Paul Hartal
(Orange Monad Editions, 2006)
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---------------------

Anna Yin

《爱的灯塔-星子安娜双语诗选》
<Nightlights> <Seven Nights with the Chinese Zodiac> ...

http://annapoetry.com

[ericcoliu]

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[anna]

I also like this because it is a fresh way to reflect the past and the present.
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Anna Yin

《爱的灯塔-星子安娜双语诗选》
<Nightlights> <Seven Nights with the Chinese Zodiac> ...

http://annapoetry.com

[[星子安娜]]

I also like this because it is a fresh way to reflect the past and the present.
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Anna Yin

《爱的灯塔-星子安娜双语诗选》
<Nightlights> <Seven Nights with the Chinese Zodiac> ...

http://annapoetry.com

[fanfan]

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[星子]

From Paul,


Hi Anna,

Thanks for a superb job of posting "Talking back to Parmenides". The statue image enhances the presentation and I am delighted to see that the poem generates comments.

Best regards,

Paul
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[[ANNA]]

From Paul,


Hi Anna,

Thanks for a superb job of posting "Talking back to Parmenides". The statue image enhances the presentation and I am delighted to see that the poem generates comments.

Best regards,

Paul
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[robarts]

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