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@ 27.055 MHz: Ad Astra; Amor Omnibus Idem, Vergil Wrote
Love, the Poet wrote, indwells all of us the same.
Despite that, haters assign an obscene, pejorative name
to this splendid young man's natural affection and joy
because he loves and is loved by another adolescent boy.
Starward
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There are skilled advocates
There are skilled advocates and there are skilled poets, but when the two talents are combined, I can feel Heaven open.
For too long the very purpose of our existence ("Love, the Poet wrote, indwells all of us the same") has been defiled by certain words, but now an eloquent voice stands between irrational fear and loving people who just want to express their purpose in peace.
Some may be tired of hearing "love is love" but that doesn't make it any less true. Fortunately, there are Poets who bring forth truth clothed in new garments of beauty such as this, and I feel hope.
A resplendent and evocative call for compassion.
Thank you for your kind words
Thank you for your kind words and the way they validate my purpose in this series. I was amazed to find that particular line in Vergil; but, when one considers that even the greatest ancient Poet believed that Love is in us all (and therefore, all Loves become not only equal but related in kinship), I cannot omit referring to his poetic authority in my poems. Because I lack Latin (except for the handful of words I have picked up over the decades), I know far less about Vergil than I could wish. But I am very glad to know the little that I do know about him. In Rome, he moved among the highest circles of power without compromising to any of them. In our society, he would likely be persecuted, shunned, or ostracized as a "weirdo."
Starward