Perceptions of Time and Mortality

This post forms an introduction to a verse project that will be undertaken piecemeal over the next few months.  The objective is to explore perceptions of time and mortality by means of a series of eleven poems.  I have determined an initial structure to the work by means of pre-selecting titles and general schema for the poems themselves.  The actual structure of each poem, its colouring and form, will depend on the influences of the moment when pen is put to paper.

The poems will all bear the label PTM to enable quick reference and will be posted when each is complete - not necessarily in the order of their numbering.  The numbering however will dictate the order of reading once the project has been completed.

1. The Taxonomy of Eternity - Definitions of 'time', 'death' & 'eternity'.
2. The Ephemeropter - The universe of the Mayfly
3. The Eternal Moment - Animal consciousness
4. Postpartum - Perceptions of the new-born
5. Equipoise - Man in his prime
6. In Extremis - Trauma-induced time-dilation
7. Altered States - Psychedelia
8. Janus First and Last - Geriatric repetition of infantile time-dilation
9. Transmission - The reproductive imperative
10. Deity - Outside the continuum
11. Temporialis - Conclusion

I hope that this introduction will whet the appetite for what is to come...

Best Regards,

Theodore.