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Where Are We – Am I?

Another Abstract Landscape –LE – Watercolor on multimedia paper 9×12″

Where Are We – Am I?

a matter of perception, as are all things
here, there, everywhere, nowhere, all the same
in perspective, finding relativities and domains

imbeded in streams and eddies of space/time
meditating … at one, or fighting, kicking, screaming
regardless, ends as do all things … entropic disolution

yes, some flash-out, burn-out, peter-out, wink-out
filter-out, turn-out, poop-out, but most
simply end in Elliot’s infamous ‘whimper’

so it seems

–LE

Old Bones –LE – Monochrome-Madness – Color photo: https://cynop.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230417_160046.jpg

Liam Eddy

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21 responses to “Where Are We – Am I?”

  1. This is quite the thought-provoking poem, Liam. I don’ t know how I’ll go out; I’d like to think fighting, as I always have. I suppose I’ll find out someday. What about you?

    Another landscape for my virtual wall, plus a picture. 😉😊

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    • I don’t know. I’m hoping to be wide awake, undrugged, totally aware of the here and now of my passing… no matter how that transition manifests. Since there is so much sentience in our environs, I suspect that is an attribute of the whole universe. Yes, I think the whole universe is conscious. That each of us is just a single point of perspective, self-awareness, in the conscious universe, examining itself. So, a wave of the ocean rolling back into it…still water…ocean/universe. Will it bother me to roll back into universal consciousness? It didn’t bother me for the billions of years prior to my birth. I suspect the aftermath of my return will be similar.

      I’m pleased you like my paintings. On Monday, my post will contain 38 of my older paintings and drawings. Feel free to add any you like to your virtual wall… Thank you, Kat, for your thoughtful comments! …; -)

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      • I like your thoughts on life, death, afterlife…to me, it makes sense. I’ve always held out the hope that there is something beyond my current life, something better to look forward to, a do-over, as in reincarnation or something similar. To be honest, this one hasn’t been too great.

        Thank you for your offer to let me decorate my virtual wall with your work. I never copy an artist’s work without their prior permission. 😊

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      • Life, death, afterlife: I’ve thought, read, ‘prayed’, meditated on many different ideas about them over the years, from Edgar Casey to Kabbalah, from Wicca to druidism, from fundamentalist Christianity to Taoism, Zen and many different sects of Hinduism. Especially in my youth, these questions occupied my imagination. I credit most of my current beliefs to Alen Watts, an early influence in my philisophical education, his ability to explain eastern phylosophy in terms of quantum physics… and just plain philosophical logic.

        I’ve never sold my art per se, though I have charged a few people that I gave pieces to for the frames, so anywhere from $3-$25, depending on where I got it, Goodwill, garage sale, or frame shop… etc… The paintings post will become part of my memoir once I have compiled them all…; -)

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      • From what I’ve read here, you’ve lived an interesting (to say the least) life. I think you told me you were writing it mainly for your children…? I wish I had such a book about my dad; he lived an interesting life as well. The stories he told we so vivid and detailed. I wish I’d had the sense to write them down. Now, they only live in my siblings’ and my memories, AND in quite a few of his grandchildren’s and great grandchildren’s. But that’s okay. 🙂

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      • It’s good that someone will remember them. Yes, I’m writing basically for my succeeding generations. The early chapters of my memoir are based on the stories I was told and my own memories of those times. Everything else is based on my personal memoies and my journals, which, in my current narrative, I’ll be starting soon…; -)

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      • Sounds like you still have quite a way to go. I once thought about writing a memoir, even got a few chapters written, but decided it wasn’t for me. Too much I DIDN’T want to write about. But I enjoy reading memoirs. Have you read “The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls, or “Angela’s Ashes” by Frank McCourt, both of which were made into movies? Those are my favorites—so far. 🙂

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      • Yes, Kat; you are right. I do have a considerable way to go. I analyze my words and the stories for those very things that I don’t choose to share. Yes, there are many that will stay ‘shrouded in the msts of time’. I have seen those movies. I haven’t read the books. I saw the movies because those were the choices of my dates… not my favorite genera. I’d rather see a scifi or phantasy any day…; -) As for reading. I don’t even read much philosophy anymore. I did do some audobooks of a series you suggested, Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman. So far, I’ve read: Crime Scene, A Measure of Darkness, and Half Moon Bay. I have another on hold at the library. They were pretty good. Karin Slaughter’s Will Trent sereis has similar themes…; -)

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      • The books were much better—which seems to most always be the case. 🙂
        I read and watch more sci-fi than any other genre. Have you seen The Expanse (which was taken from a book series that I’ve listened to) and The Man in the High Castle, both on Amazon Prime Video? Those are two of the best sci-fi series I’ve watched to date.

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      • I have seen the Expanse (but not on prime)… and liked it very much. I’m not familiar with the High Castle. Right now, I have a subscription to NetFlix. And that’s all I can afford at present. Plus, I have huge ethical and political differences with Amazon and its head, so won’t be going there… I vote with my wallet as much as possible…; -)

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  2. Ah, we have a disagreement… While I’ll grant that there is some truth (from my perspective) to what you say, it is (again, from my perspective) the status quo, the so-called middle, the gatekeeping, to the point that authoritarianism starts to seem like the only solution to our problems. And you know, all us. ‘anarchists’ are anti-athoritarian…; -)

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    • Authoritarianism is a big problem in most of the world…one side or the other (or both) believing they know what is best for us all, so will stoop to any means necessary to gain power so they can force their ideal on the masses.

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      • I agree. That’s why I’m an anarchist… which is ‘true democracy’. Unfortunately, that requires voters to be educated in actual history (not the nationalistic propaganda) and what the candidates and their policies actually are. And that has been demoinzed on most of the political spectrum, from the far right to the middle left, which includes the status quo, gatekeeping middle…; -)

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      • Ah, but haven’t you figured it out yet? I don’t believe there is anything farther left and anarchy… I am the far left. I’m sure that everything you think of as far left is consererably to the right of me…; -)

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      • To each his own, my friend. 😊 I’m not one of those who base a friendship on one’s political beliefs, religion (or lack of), or any of that crap. I would imagine you and I could have some spirited debates, but I also think we have much common ground.

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      • I agree completely. The ‘crap’ is not what determines friendship for me. It is the common ground and positive mutual consideration. Thank you for your friendship…; -)

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