Thanks Helen. Your advocacy here suggests to me that I will stick with
symmetry.
bw
James
>From: Helen Clare <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Symmetry (aside)
>Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 19:24:52 -0000
>
>And yet research seems to show that those with the features closest to
>symmetrical are most likely to be considered beautiful and do best in the
>old attracting a mate business....
>
>As for symmetry being western and originating with Morris - is it not to be
>found in art and artefacts from Ancient Greece, Persia, India, China etc -
>in intent if not in absolutely perfect executation?
>
>But indeed in science it is often asymmetry as in the case of DNA or other
>biologically important molecules that actually makes things work.
>
>Then again its their deviation from symmetry that is important - so
>symmetry
>remains an important principle if rarely seen in practise.
>
>More paradoxes.
>
>H
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Arthur Seeley" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 7:00 PM
>Subject: Re: New sub: Five Geese
>
>
> > Hi James . Glad to see you back again and knee deep in the estuary I
>see.
> > James I do not doubt your description of the scene as being an accurate
> > recall of what you saw but I do not think you will find that symmetry is
> > natural on the contrary symmetry is totally artificial, man-made,
>Western
> > deriving probably from William Morris and his wallpapers, in fact nature
>is
> > always assymmetrical, it is a principle of Aesthetics that true beauty
>lies
> > in the assymetric, that perfection is only present when imperfection is
> > there. Which is a nice little paradox for you. Arthur.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "James Bell" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 10:53 AM
> > Subject: New sub: Five Geese
> >
> >
> > > This is part of a curent sequence of poems and an ongoing depiction of
>the
> > > riversides I wander on a regular basis. C&C welcome.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > FIVE GEESE
> > >
> > > Five geese swim
> > > one behind another
> > > in a line
> > > on a flat river surface
> > >
> > > cause a wash like a wide open fan
> > >
> > > They are central
> > > a decorative watercolour finish to the fan
> > >
> > > depict the symetry of nature
> > > in tranquility
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > bw
> > > James
> > >
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