As he lay on that couch
Dying in 1883 what did
Richard Wagner see?
His Germany transformed
Into some mythical golden age
Or the scourge of the Jews
And ensuing Nazi rage?
Someone once defined
Politics as the art of the possible
If so, then you shouldn't leave it
To aesthetes for they will
Likely propose the improbable
Given time and enough public money
They will create worlds of beauty
Impractical, violent and free
©shaun patrick green 2014
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