Yes…another blog…from another Mike…just what the world needs…right?? Well…under the circumstances…all I can do is specify…lower the facts to fit…Me! My name is Mical…we could not afford the h or the e…so…I have grown accustomed to spelling my name…on the premise…that brevity…is…the soul of wit. I have thousands of other excuses readily available at a moment’s notice…or an immediate need. Over time I will alphabetize them for easier accessibility…and parse them grammatically for subtlety and manipulation.
BlogsByMike…will intersect with several other online sources from around the world…drawing upon their local human and historic contexts. Focusing on those qualities that make us the dominant life form on earth…our senses. We…each…have the capacity to discern the world around us. To perceive the nuances of our environment. To see…witness…testify…to the consequences of living in this best of all possible worlds…this world of cause and effect! We are…all of us…the victims and the beneficiaries of the ebb and flow of life…our birthplace…our parents…their parents…education…opportunities…natural talents versus inclinations…nature versus nurture…heredity versus environment. I have gone too far into the realm of science…I need to simplify…condense the consequences of these complexities down to an acceptable level of simplicity.
Since science created this quagmire…we can only hope that poetry will show us a way out of the swamp. The scientist writes to himself or to a very small group of specialized individuals…as often as not to a government agency…trying to get a grant. The poet writes to everyone…in the vernacular of the man on the street…the man in the middle…of life…liberty…and the pursuit of happiness…you…me…us! Therefore…I will be emphasizing poetic expression…above scientific treatise…for the sake of…Perspective! Perspective…in the sense of an artist sketching onto a two-dimensional surface…a three-dimensional object…not unlike ourselves…
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