Friday 22 February 2013

An inclination towards the arena of the archaic




The archaic vs the contemporary
is a side some find they are placed on or gravitate towards
stemming from a variety of things
from monikers

to forms of conversant
but what are the tales
of traits of both sides
one can sense an aroma of alienation and yet a hint of distinction
forming individualism

or is it
for the arguments
sometimes bread from nostalgia
and the lost of certain qualities
and the dislike of their replacements
i recently read a post saying the text message will never replace the love letter


but it got me thinking did someone say that previously about the poem
 when love letters were the in thing over tonal resonance
and that they do not get replaced
but become niche
but could that be coming for prevalent forms
for is not the text message the love letter upon another medium
or the voice mail the spoken word on another medium
 and perhaps as with love letters
these sms messages will also be archived in museums

but is the question here about the new forms
but the hyper sensationalism
surrounding them
and the bandwagon syndrome
accompanied with the in thing

and the undertones of a written love letter
compared to the sms
for the time and care and direct personalisation
of a hand written letter
from the ink splatter
the way the person crosses tees
and dots the i
or loops the j or y or p or q
or that they are into their culture
and not swept up by the rivers of current

and they are not the general run of the mill
but have some depth and are more well like than just being a brook
running towards the next fad

In my previous post i talked about reliance
and the archaic is normally
those balanced
and can survive in the two worlds postulated
one with electricity and one without

for some may see archaics as those against progression or anti technology
but really otherwise
for kids nowadays are always plugged in
where hence kids of yesteryear had to entertain themselves
and technology
such as books yoyos chess pieces where tools
which worked in conjuction
not the controlling function

which is the balance i was on about in the last post

what would you do if you could only use electricity for an hour a day

could you cope

or would you think you would be a better person
because distractions would be gone

i will leave you to mull that over



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