Another poem from my collection--Remnants of the Spirit World (Remnants of the Spirit World: De Angelis, Paula Mary: 9781495376450: Amazon.com: Books). I remember when I first studied the philosophy of Plato in college--I found his theory of the forms both difficult and fascinating. The Forms are described as the most pure (perfect) of all things; they exist outside of mortal time. Somewhat like heaven? Plato held that true knowledge/intelligence was the ability to understand the world of Forms with one's mind, which was controversial because it is not possible to understand perfection using an imperfect mind.
Plato’s dream copyright Paula Mary De Angelis
Being born
From nothing
Taking form
Now something
Outside space and time
Perfection of the Forms
Acquiring a body
Changes rules and norms
Seeking back to birth
Time before in space
Seeking back to earth
Before the fall from grace
