the cave of darkness
(Ghar il-Kbir ((Malta–11/2001))
Preview: Of Most Places I’ve Traveled In The World [683,000-miles throughout]Malta has for the most part always been on my top ten list of comprehensive places to visit. It has a touch of everything. Ghar Dalam, also known as the ‘Cave of Darkness’, was used as a dwelling by prehistoric man, 5000 BC. C., and animals, and later. Human bones and teeth have been found in the cave, as well as a set of animal bones from time immemorial. There is also a legend of a sea creature that surfaced and seemed to live within this area (in the 17th century). He had written a ‘Tiamat’ trilogy. In one of the books I used this cave. [not in name] as a backdrop to the story. It’s huge, and quite the picture for a living environment. In 1729, an engraving of cave life at Ghar il-Kbir was made, published in vol. 62. Not 72, in “La Galerie…” of which 66 volumes are combined. The point is that the engraving is attributed to Pieter Van der Aa, 1712, and I have seen this engraving, it had to be done on site, so the artist saw the small group of people who perhaps remained in the cave. The engraving is fanciful, so I think he encouraged it, for whatever reasons. It seems to me that he made the biggest cave in the picture. Although the cave is large with sections; larger and smaller caverns attached to it. The faces of the people within the engraving are flat, without smiles, etc. Checking this out further, I discovered that there was possibly a group of people living in the cave between 1665 and 1680 AD. But the record is by no means vivid; and having said all this, here is my little poem to accompany this overzealous advance:
The poem:
I could not get a proper idea – of the
Cave ratio, simply
By the light patch of me
Lantern
It was surrounded by limestone
And I felt a handicap, a few
More feet inside the cave the ceiling
Started up–
A gentle slope, and suddenly…
My eyes had adjusted
To the darkness of the caves – the oily
Dazzling walls around me; cautiously
I descended…
–The floor of the cave became
Almost level, but the tide of darkness
The shadows reappeared, unnoticed by
Others–
But penetrating… to me.
Something, long ago had lived here,
He lived in this great cave–;
My treasures were in: who! They were.
And then came the bones!…
Bones, solid bones; all about–
Dazzling tones, in petrified bones;
200,000 years: dwarf elephants,
And the hypodermis’…
Wolves and bears, giant swans,
Deer: they all seemed to be here; Y
Of European actions; golden sacrifice
Dining room, they were all here: my
Treasure.
#778 7/28/2005
The Cave of Darkness
(Ghar il-Kbir ((Malta-11/2001))
Translated by: Nancy Peñaloza
Advance: of most of the places traveled in the world [683,000 millas a través de todas partes], Malta has been mainly, always in the top ten list, of capricious places to go. This has a discovery of everything. Ghar Dalam, otherwise known as “The Cave of Darkness”, was used for housing by prehistoric man, 5000 years before Christ, already from then by used animals. There in the cave human bones and teeth have been found, as well as a lot of animal bones from time immemorial. There is also a legend of a sea creature that came to the surface and seemed to live within this area (in the 17th century ).
I had written a “Tiamat” trilogy. In one of these worn books this cave [no en el nombre] as a background for the story. This is great and almost a living picture of the environment. In l729, there was an engraving made, of the emptying of the vat at Ghar il-Kbir, published in Vol. 62. No. 72, in “The Gallery…” of which 66 volumes are combined. The point is, that the engraving is attributed to Pieter der Aa, 1712, and I have seen this engraving, it must have been done on the site, although the artist saw the small group of people who perhaps remained in the cave. The picture is imaginary, although I would think that he was encouraged, for whatever reason. It seems to me that he made the biggest cave in the painting. Although the cave is big with sections; bigger caverns and bigger smaller ones together. The faces of the people inside the engraving are flat, without smiles etc. Upon further review of this, it was found that there was evidently a group of people who lived in the tub between 1665 and 1680 BC. But this is not registered for some reason; and having said all this, here is my little poem to accompany this on this enthusiastic Advance:
The poem:
I might not have enough idea – of the
Bowl Proportion, Simply
For the piece of light from me
Lantern
I was surrounded by limestone
And I felt a handicap- a little
more feet inside the cave the ceiling
It began to rise
A gentle climb -then of regret-.
My eyes had gotten used to
In the dark of the caves – the oily
Evidence of the walls surrounding me; cautiously
Go down…
-The floor of the cave was made
Almost level, -But the sea of Shadows
Dark came again, Unnoticed by Others –
But penetrating… towards me.
Something, long ago had lived here,
Lived in this magnificent grotto-;
My treasures were in: who were they!
And then came the bones!…
Bones, solid bones; all over –
Dazzling shades, in the petrified bones;
200,000 years: “dwarf elephants, and hypodermis”
The wolves and bears, gigantic swans,
Deer – They all seemed to be here; there
European Reserve; sacrifices or
Meals, they were all here: my
Treasure.
