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Persuasions #5, 1983                                                                                                                                            Page 28

 

 

CULTURAL ATTITUDES

 

Virginia Golden

Portola Valley, CA

 

Although I try hard,
to me the great Picasso
only paints blobs.

Whereas Opera
is a land of fantasy,
but not in English!

In Symphony Hall
the music is often lost
while greeting old friends.

When I am troubled
I return to Jane Austen,
Romance with reason.

Church from time to time
seems to reveal source of light …
Much darkness remains.