Intercalated cthonic rather than platonic love sonnets to the unattainable, otherwise interested, the unrequitable love. Also Tantric love in the Buddhist tradition of love at a distance, love as a... More > meditation and a meditation and renewal of an ancient form, the sonnet. Romantic and analytical dopplering verses that read across as well as down. Some demonstrations of the building blocks for the unaccustomed eye, as well.< Less
'Falling in love can be very spiritual before concretization' said an old Tibetan lama. In the Tantra, the stage of falling in love before physical contact can lead to enlightenment if physical... More > contact is avoided for long enough. Cthonic rather than platonic love. A sonnet sequence with some formal experiments with leafing one sonnet within another so they can either be read separately together or as one, opening up the possiblities for stereophonic meaning. Also tells a story of unrequited love leading to something more unconditional.< Less
About Rosemary Appleton
Rosemary Charlotte Appleton is a published poet and journalist who has worked as a writer and teacher worldwide, but especially in the Far East. She is also a qualified aquaponics techician.
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