view arrogance
of 19th 20th century
new psychology
psychologists
thinking themselves
inventers of wheels
clever Ancient Greeks
knew better how to treat
an ill audience in mass
enthrall with moral enemas
enigma in dramatic insight
morality in staged lessons
acts through drama comedy tragedy
plays staged to heal amoral social ills
of Greek then contemporary society
acts as a celebrated community event
no individual shrink ego unfavourable
no dread social attached connotations
in free city state attend citizens
poor enter free are community paid for
all receive social entertainment
enlightenment received together for stability
of an entire Athenian city populace community
for yearly harmony of city state prosperity
an educated city state populace harmony
through 2 festival seasonal performances yearly
3 comedy 1 tragic plays each festival day
superior social psychology
in classical Greek cities taught
Dionysia and Lenaea festivals
late spring beginning winter festivals
business stopped freed are prisoners
in order to fully celebrate participate
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
Written in September 2010 on the 17.9.2010.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Apples and oranges Terrence. There is no way Ancient Greece could compare to modern Psycology. Plays and festivals are fine. and the Americas as well as any other modern country has them. But releasing Dr. Hannibal Lector and Jon Wayne Gacy (if he were alive) into the population at large is a ridiculous notion. And I understand the Greek warriors gave each other enemas with their own private parts.