Petulant Rumblings

Euripides- There Are No Gods

Doth some one say that there be gods above?
There are not; no, there are not. Let no fool,
Led by the old false fable, thus deceive you.
Look at the facts themselves, yielding my words
No undue credence; for I say that kings
Kill, rob, break oaths, lay cities waste by fraud,
And doing thus are happier that those those
Who live calm pious lives day after day.
How many little States that serve the gods
Are subject to the godless but more strong,
Made slaves by might of a superior army!
And you, if any ceased from work and prayed
To gods, nor gathered in his livelihood,
Would learn gods are not. All Divinity
Is built up from our good and evil luck.

Translation by J.A. Symonds

Ernst- "Saint Cecilia (Invisible piano)" (1923)

Ernst- "Oedipus Rex" (1922)

Paul Éluard- “Ecstasy”

I am in front of this feminine land
Like a child in front of the fire
Smiling vaguely with tears in my eyes
In front of this land where all moves in me
Where mirrors mist where mirrors clear
Reflecting two nude bodies season on season

I’ve so many reasons to lose myself
On this road-less earth under horizon-less skies
Good reasons I ignored yesterday
And I’ll never ever forget
Good keys of gazes keys their own daughters
in front of this land where nature is mine

In front of the fire the first fire
Good mistress reason
Identified star
On earth under sky in and out of my heart
Second bud first green leaf
That the sea covers with sails
And the sun finally coming to us

I am in front of this feminine land
Like a branch in the fire.

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Clarity creates a conscious contribution for C.

Caravaggio- “The Sacrifice of Issac” (1603)

Carracci - “The Triumph of Bacchus”

Cocteau- “Le Livre Blanc“

Cocteau Twins- From The Flagstones

Cioran:

I have so often stormed against any form of action that manifest myself in any way at all seems an imposture, even a betrayal.
-Yet you go on breathing.
-Yes, I do everything that is done. But ….

From Fractures

Colette:

A woman needs a fine and rare simplicity and a good amount of high-minded simplicity to determine what it is in her that tips the scale and adds some standard and approved element to her clandestine sex life. Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower, nor is modesty either.

From The Pure and The Impure

Crawford on The Pleasure of Company:

While your guests are serving themselves in the dining room your helper should dash into the living room to collect all the debris — the leftover canapés, the glasses and dirty ashtrays — plump up the pillows, and put clean ashtrays around. Then people can come back to an uncluttered place.  Little individual tables are a good idea and should be set up at the same time.

From My Way of Life.

Contemporary Noise Quintet/Sextet – Walking Sin

For the next 26 days, Petulant will enjoy the alphabet.