The cry of a loon
shocks the night still…..
The Cry of a Loon by Michael Howell
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One of the earliest versions of the Emerald Tablet is found in the Kitab Ustuqus al-Uss al-Thani (Elementary Book of the Foundation) attributed to the 8th-century alchemist Jâbir ibn Hayyân, known in Europe by the Latinized name Geber. Many versions and translations have appeared over the centuries. Many misunderstandings have been perpetuated through mistranslation. For instance the most widespread version, known as the “vulgate” did not understand the Arabic word tilasm, which in some Greek versions became confused with Telemus a Greek prophet and based on some Latin versions translated into English as perfection, but in Arabic it simply means talisman.
The following poem is my version:
The Emerald Tablet
A couple of poems from the UNPUBLISHED volume “A Bouquet of Words”:
Where Wildflowers Bloom
Like fish and butterflies
While working on my philosophical piece on the meaning of Vincent Van Gogh’s painting Wheatfield with Crows. I composed a poem in response to another of his paintings, Bedroom in Arles.
Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles
I also did some drawings of my own bedroom at the time, the walls of which were festooned with reproductions of Vincent’s paintings.
