February 25, 2003
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For Mark Rothko
Plagued in life by depression — what Styron, quoting Milton, called “darkness visible” – Rothko took his own life on this date in 1970. As a sequel to the previous note, “Song of Not-Self,” here are the more cheerful thoughts of the song “Time’s a Round,” the first of Shiva Dancing: The Rothko Chapel Songs, by C. K. Latham. See also my comment on the previous entry (7:59 PM).
Time’s a round, time’s a round,
A circle, you see, a circle to be.
— C. K. Latham
Comments (2)
The idea revisted again in the “circle of life”. I guess this means there is no way for history not to repeat itself, huh?
Dunno. But now that you point it out, I see that even though the tune itself is cheerful, the words of the song are not. Ah well, can’t have hakuna matata all the time.