Diogenes on the Island of Centaurs

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Diogenes on the Island of Centaurs

Nine centaurs dwelt in peace upon an island
The last nine centaurs, we are told
Their eyes were blue, and yet they would not own it
For each believed his eyes were gold

A curse upon them meant that if one centaur
Came to believe his eyes were blue
His life would end and into bones he’d crumble
They never spoke of what they knew

At dawn Diogenes sailed out to sea
A lantern in his hand
‘I seek abroad an honest man’, said he
But found no men dwelt on that island
Found only centaurs on the sand

Nine days he stayed
Ate, drank and played
With centaurs, logical and wise
Then left that bliss
And told them this
‘At least one centaur has blue eyes’

He sailed for seven weeks the ocean’s foam
No honest men were there
So sailed back to the centaurs’ home
To ‰nd nine heaps of dusty bones, bare
And grey, he cried ‘Let men beware!’

Narrator: And thus was an ancient race destroyed by a cynic. His warning was against the dangers of pure logic, which had killed the last nine centaurs in the world.

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from Seven Puzzles, released September 1, 2023

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John Blake: guitars, singing
Alison Felstead: bass, singing
Paul W. Nash: keyboards, guitars, woodwinds, singing
Edgar Wilde: drums, percussion

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