6-Degrees-Deviants

"the bellowing hammering away like no place for it in silence"—Quentin Compson ---------- Does it matter what Sophocles heard on the Aegean, (1) Heard so long ago that even the ocean of time Left it behind to recede from our memory? Waves will always howl meeting rocks Like madness lives in its rhythms, Like nightingales will always call Whether men remember Philomela or not; The cries will always accuse, Reminding some of violence and cruelty, Others of compassion and nobility. (2) But do the birds and seas truly spark ideas for you, Ocean currents pulling you to compose intricate babble, Or midnight tree-songs convey your