Empedocles revealed Aphrodite’s
forming mankind’s eye from four elements.
When she lit the fire within, deities
surely sang her praises, called commandments
for the Muses: Empower artists
through
all eras to honor light with
sculpted
shrines ranging from
bare-breasted nymphs round to
slag glass and flowing filigree. Instead
of reigning darkness, teach
humans value
of light within light, embraced
by vast art
of civilization and spirit.
You
see vital images nature comparts:
antlers, angels, visual symphony
of cypress forms and melting Tiffany.
Roger Armbrust
January 2,
2013
