WHAT IS GENIUS? 
(In Memory of Pēteris Vasks)

    For every Bach there are a thousand Bernards,
    Bauers, Bashours, & Burgmüllers.

    For every Michelangelo there are many Masons,
    Maruyamas, Mins, & Millers.

    For each Einstein, there are countless Joe Smiths,
    Erika Schmidts, & Hong Gil Dongs.

    What is this thing called "genius"
    appearing as a St. Elmo's f
    ire of thought?

    Is it merely a twist of Watson's dou
    ble helix? Or perhaps a pivotal so
    cial shift that helps re
    solve riddles of a given age?

    It's unlikely
    we'll ever decipher that mystery
    yet across history's fleeting t
    rails footprints beckon alluringly
    before the ashes of time 
    work their spell as everythin
    g is by the sons of Som
    nus veiled.


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from POEATIONS: Explorations in meta-poetry by T Newfields
Summary:  Some thoughts about genius, time, and oblivion.
Keywords: rare genius, intellectual brilliance, chthonic fates 

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ?)
Begun: 2021 in Yokohama, Japan  ☆ Finished: 2021 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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