From ecda49e0b20ad3bd52449356dccf2f8095ecfb70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Case Duckworth Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 21:49:45 -0700 Subject: Flatten directory structure All content files (*.txt, *.html, *.river) are now in /. I did this to simplify the compilation step, and to make linking easier. I'm still thinking about whether I should move the contents of js/, img/, and lua/ into /, or into an 'assets' folder of some sort. We'll see. --- arspoetica.river | 378 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 378 insertions(+) create mode 100644 arspoetica.river (limited to 'arspoetica.river') diff --git a/arspoetica.river b/arspoetica.river new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a45a50d --- /dev/null +++ b/arspoetica.river @@ -0,0 +1,378 @@ +what +is +poetry +poetry +is +inasmuch +as +life +is +so +is +poetry +here +is +the +problem +life +is +very +big +and +complex +human +beings +are +neither +we +are +small +simple +beings +that +don't +want +to +know +all +of +the +myriad +interactions +happening +all +around +us +within +us +as +a +part +of +us +all +the +hours +of +every +day +we +much +prefer +knowing +only +that +which +is +just +in +front +of +our +faces +staring +us +back +with +a +look +of +utter +contempt +this +is +why +many +people +are +depressed +poetry +is +an +attempt +made +by +some +to +open +up +our +field +of +view +to +maybe +check +on +something +else +that +isn't +staring +us +in +the +face +so +contemptibly +maybe +something +else +is +smiling +at +us +we +think +so +we +write +poetry +to +force +ourselves +to +look +away +from +the +mirror +of +our +existence +to +see +something +else +this +is +generally +painful +to +make +it +less +painful +poetry +compresses +reality +a +lot +to +make +it +more +consumable +it +takes +life +that +seawater +and +boils +it +down +and +boils +it +down +until +only +the +salt +remains +the +important +parts +that +we +can +focus +on +and +make +some +sense +of +the +senselessness +of +life +poetry +is +life +bouillon +and +to +thoroughly +enjoy +a +poem +we +must +put +that +bouillon +back +into +the +seawater +of +life +and +make +a +delicious +soup +out +of +it +to +make +this +soup +to +decompress +the +poem +into +an +emotion +or +life +requires +a +lot +of +brainpower +a +good +reader +will +have +this +brainpower +a +good +poem +will +not +require +it +what +this +means +is +a +poem +should +be +self-extracting +it +should +be +a +rare +vanilla +in +the +bottle +waiting +only +for +someone +to +open +it +and +sniff +it +and +suddenly +there +they +are +in +the +orchid +that +vanilla +came +from +in +the +tropical +land +where +it +grew +next +to +its +brothers +and +sister +vanilla +plants +they +feel +the +pain +of +having +their +children +taken +from +them +a +good +poem +leaves +a +feeling +of +loss +and +of +intense +beauty +the +reader +does +nothing +to +achieve +this +they +are +merely +the +receptacle +of +the +feeling +that +the +poem +forces +onto +them +in +a +way +poetry +is +a +crime +but +it +is +the +most +beautiful +crime +on +this +crime-ridden +earth -- cgit 1.4.1-21-gabe81