The Sea of Wonder

 

First published in Sea or Seashore (2022) – a Wingless Dreamer anthology that has been available through Amazon (the link to the

listing is embedded in the image below) – 'The Sea of Wonder' was intended to provide and engaging summary of bite-sized pieces of

history mixed with some short philosophical observations.

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

The Sea of Wonder

 
 In ancient times,

the Sea of Galilee

served as a gateway to

(or escape route from)

Judea.

 
 During one particular period,

its northern shores

bordered the region

of the ‘Fallow Lands’

ruled by self-styled ‘Gods’ –

two powerful Roman generals …

Germanicus and Drusus.

 
 Those ‘Gods’ and their families –

including ‘the golden child’ …

the God’s son known as Caligula –

lived and matured

in a melting pot.

 
 To the east,

Roman Caesarea dipped its toes

in the Mediterranean …

and to the west –

including beyond the Sea of Galilee –

lay the independent Greek city states

of the Decapolis

(including an early ‘city of brotherly love’

[ancient Philadelphia]).

 
 At the time,

the young Caligula even minted coins

under different names

(in Hebrew,

by the way,

his name can be read in various ways

including ‘God manifest’).

 
 Jesus trod the same territory

(or so it is said)

at the same time …

and while both Caligula and Jesus

experienced damnation

(of one form or another),

their names and reputations

seem to eternally rouse emotions.

 

 

 

'The Sea of Wonder' also appears in Impspired (Issue 19 [2022]) and in Arete: Enlightening Poetry and Coloring (2023) – where it

is associated with specially designed illustrations (the color variant accompanies the literary work and the grayscale variant is shown

separately).

 

 

Nervī

Vigor, force, power, strength,

energy and nerve

Colored variant

  

Nervī

Vigor, force, power, strength,

energy and nerve

Grayscale variant

 

 

To purchase a copy of Arete: Enlightening Poetry and Coloring (2023) through Amazon, click on the hyperlink embedded in the image

below.

 

 

 

To purchase a copy, click on the

hyperlink embedded in the image

above and order through Amazon.

  

Arete: Enlightening Poetry and Coloring is a coloring book

for adults with a twist. It presents timeless, relevant and

entertaining poetic commentaries with over 40 specially

designed illustrations prepared by the author using

text-to-image AI programs informed by the poetry.

 

Color variants of the designs appear with the poetry and

grayscale variants are shown separately. Intended to

provide an immersive and interactive meditative

experience, the collection will nourish the mind and

soul.

 

Beginner and advanced colorists alike will find the range

of illustrations satisfy, challenge and extend their skills –

and provide ample opportunity to reflect on the matters

explored in both the text and images.

 

The poetry shown includes a portion of the author’s works

that were first published in online and traditional print

anthologies and magazines including: POETiCA REViEW;

Impspired; New Note Poetry; The Antonym; Written Tales;

Ygdrasil, A Journal of the Poetic Arts; Wingless Dreamer

anthologies (My Glorious Quill, Garden of poets, Still, I rise,

Let’s begin again, Oxymorons and poets, Midsummer’s Eve,

War scars in my heart,  Mother, a title just above queen,

Ink the Universe, The Black Haven, Summer Fireflies,

Paranormal Whispers and Sea and Seashore); MindFull,

New World Writing; Red Door Magazine; A Poem A Day;

Mercury Retrograde; Family; and Soul.

 

 

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