Glyphs

By paborama

Fri, 15 Feb 2013
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Though runes may be cool and iconic
(And occasionally boustrophedonic)
For a blessing or curse
They're no better or worse
Than Latin or Old Church Slavonic.

Certificate U
Mistress Wink Reborn
Humour

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Submitted by The Walrus on
Great poem, Paborama, though I must admit the word 'boustrophedonic' had me reaching for my dictionary.

Submitted by paborama on
It's a lovely word and links both the metaphor of ploughing oxen with the primary industry of the times at which writing was emerging. I often think that metaphors work so well that maybe there's a link there to the underlying structure between language and perception - shall muse further, later. Thank you