Poetry

Carina

12 julho, 2022 por Celso Bessa

From a pale blue dot
As we set ourselves at the sail
goodbyes

As plasma push us forth
we dream of cosmic cliffs
that lies
at the lap of beautiful Carina.

(Celso Bessa)

At a little bit above the center of the image till it s bottom, from left to right, a sea waves -ike clouds of gas -- brown and red, agains a backdrop of bluish/black space, all around the imagem, speckes of light, the stars, in profusion. — Carina Nebula as seen by the James Webb telescope (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI)

I am not an expert, but seems to me the genius of Shakespeare is to pack greek insights into beautiful images and scenes. Like in this excerpt from Macbeth, which is beautiful way to pack Horace’s so much quoted Carpe Diem, as shown in this Barry very emotional scene.

Out, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more.
William Shakespeare

By the way, Barry is a great TV show. I love the edit and the performances of this scene from “Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going”