by Unknown
May 2019 512 Views 25 comments
But to me
I am very fond of birds, but to me,
the dawn chorus is a euphemism
for a loud cacophony of tweeting,
regardless of what species they might be.
I like art when it is skilful, but to me,
the Mona Lisa is a picture of
a woman who just sits there looking smug,
and holds but not a trace of mystery.
I love music when it’s good, but to me,
Imagine is as corny as can be.
The whiteness of John Lennon and that room
lend it absolutely no profundity.
It’s not that I am soulless, but to me,
it seems we see what we are told to see.
the dawn chorus is a euphemism
for a loud cacophony of tweeting,
regardless of what species they might be.
I like art when it is skilful, but to me,
the Mona Lisa is a picture of
a woman who just sits there looking smug,
and holds but not a trace of mystery.
I love music when it’s good, but to me,
Imagine is as corny as can be.
The whiteness of John Lennon and that room
lend it absolutely no profundity.
It’s not that I am soulless, but to me,
it seems we see what we are told to see.
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Posted: May 2019
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Comments (25)
I am not like that either, you make a very salient point.
I cannot avoid the birds but the La Giaconda is crap, give me a good Renoir any day and Imagine is sentimental crap for a man who had lost the plot, but he had his day.
Rob
I don't dislike the dawn chorus, as I said, I like birds and I love nature; it's just that I don't see it as being any more than a mass chirping session.
I very much appreciate the skill of Leonardo, but I can't help but find the subject of that painting a bit mundane.
As for John Lennon: Yes, the Beatles were something special, I'll give him that.
Unlike you...I see depth and meaning in everything.
Everything has a purpose and I also question everything.
As long as you come to your own conclusions about what you are looking at, rather than just seeing what you are "supposed" to see.
I like to hear the singing of birds first thing and..in order to get that ..I put some food out for them.
So they just remind me that it's time to feed them.
Kathy
I think what you are talking about is taste, whereas I am thinking more of the sacred cows that somehow get into our collective consciousness and we acknowledge without question. You don't have to like something in order to accept that it has got some kind of special merit. I just think that we can all too readily assent to things because we assume -often mistakenly- that they have authority behind them.
Now he's talking!
I'm not criticising the quality of the painting or the skill that went into it; it is only the subject of it that I find a bit boring.