Is the highest point of art a
prelude to decay? Do civil
izations reach their zenith on
ly to rot away? Are muses' vo
ices sweetest shortly before
they fade?
Fear not –
art is a fruit
as well as a seed.
Great works transc
end the dustheaps of hi
story – they al
so fertilize gene
rations ahead . . .
All things are part
of a great recycling
Ignore the notion of
self and see how lit
era
ture keeps
beckon
ing
&
retrans
forming
Jack:
Is this a swan song?
Juanita:
(peering around mischievously) Huh? Do you see any birds in the room?
