The cave fell away,
I was standing in the sun --
in the real world now.
Ineens viel de grot	Die Höhle fiel weg
weg en stond ik in de zon --	und ich stand in der Sonne --
de echte wereld.	in der echten Welt.

Poem H4825
Amsterdam, 2024-08-02
Henry and Cato (Iris Murdoch) - 1976
Novel, part One, Rites of passage
Cato experiences a revelation, as if leaving Plato's cave
Collection: Longing and Loss
Keywords: Reality, Life: experience 
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris; Plato