Any Suggestions? Poem by Tom Billsborough
Any Suggestions?
Transition of the conscious self,
Immortality,
Rebirth with a vague memory
Of a previous life?
I use a word "kleve"
Sounding like clever without the "r"
When looking for a small sharp knife
I use for peeling new potatoes.
I don't know why
But it's said automatically.
I tried to solve the mystery
But only found one tongue
Remotely close.
This was Welsh whose word
Is spelled Cyllell, pronounced Keltheth.
A bit far-fetched, I thought.
But what about its sister tongues,
Breton being one of these.
And by research
I found a Breton word "kleze"
Which means a sword.
That's odd, I thought.
When young I had a strange recurring dream
Of falling from the roof
Of some cathedral in France.
And yet these dreams of falling
Are quite common, I believe.
Are these merely memories of
Stories read and words heard
And gathered subconsciously,
The source forgotten.
Now that's the mystery.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/4/2024 1:06:59 AM # 1.0.0.1119
I do not claim to understand even a single thing in life and so I don't completely rule some things out (beyond a 99.9999999% probability) But if it were possible to trace a regression of cause and effect back to its source, there is most likely a rational explanation for why you use that term. It could be as innocuous as an initial slip of the tongue that stuck or something overheard (at a subliminal level?) or maybe even a brain tumor : -)
I think subliminal must be it. i do have an interest in languages and a linguistic memory might well be explained by studies, especially in Romance Languages. I remember the story of Jacques Couer. A woman could describe his house perfectly though she had never been to France and it was alleged that he was a pretty well unknown character. So it was assumed that her regression was genuine. In fact I had a fairly standard History book and it had a picture of his house in it! Not only that he was a very powerful man, being a banker to the French Kings (i think Louis the X! V) and very famous! So it is easy to be deceived. I'd rule out brain tumour. I'd used the word for many years and never have headaches, only PH! One thing I can't remember when I started using it. If I could I'd probably solve the mystery. I do share your skepticism in this matter.