Interpretations of in somnis veritas VIII by red the mod Part I

I had dreams of having sex with someone, and it looked so real, felt so real, that I was made to believe it was happening at that moment. Truth is, that time, I was longing so much for a great time in bed that my dreams started to reflect that desire. Some people say that dreams are the opposite of what's really going to happen, as the case of nightmares. Let's admit it, dreams make us wonder and contemplate on its meaning and nature.

Red wrote his contemplations to create an eighth installment of in somnis veritas. I personally got hooked on the author's use of alliteration and allusion in it. I have copied the original verse below with the permission of the author. I felt the strong emphasis of the author's feelings towards a person being admired, hence the alliteration. References to a creature in mythology and a prefecture of Greece suggest a factor of reminiscing - clear but sensuous.

Disclaimer: this piece of writing is not a criticism of Red's poem, but an appreciation of how his muse made him weave such a work of wonder.

in somnis veritas VIII

by red the mod

[Alliterati]

Allure the ardor against arresting apathy,

Fill my florid flailing by your fortitude.

Lift languid laconia lucid and lecherous,

Revising the rigid roster of my rubbored rantings.

Genuflect gustatory glimpses by your graces,

Catch my catatonic character’s clandestine cravings.

Nurture the nestled nymph by nightfall,

Elate the expunged empath with esoteric embraces.

Braid a barren bestiality with your behemoth brand,

Dancing deranged until dawn’s despotism.

Meander your mischief manhood morose,

Pleat this prolonged perturbance with pristine peace.

Sealing my serenity in solemn sensuality.

In somnis veritas, in Latin, literally means "in dreams there is truth". Below paragraph describes how dreams can be connected to reality through the human psyche, but are still unfathomable:

"People have long been fascinated with dreams and determining their meaning. In the old days, dreams were considered to be important messages from the gods. Even today, dreams are thought to say something about the future or reveal desires and fears. This fascination with dream interpretation has given way to dream psychology, which attempts to examine the thoughts and behavior of individuals through dream analysis. Dreams still largely remain a mystery and our understanding of them is as muddled as our dreams themselves." - http://fresharticles.info/articles/psychology/dream-psychology-43.txt

In somnis veritas VIII is as abstract as a dream, hardly any concrete or solid object mentioned. But amazing how impenetrable it is at first reading, that when one tries to "translate" or interpret it, the meaning becomes more comprehensible. It is open to a lot of interpretations and can morph into different meanings according to a reader's perception.

Let me, at this point, make my own interpretations per line.

Allure the ardor against arresting apathy,

In my opinion, the persona is convincing his mind to oppose his emotions. Mind over feelings. It could also mean to drive one's knowledge to override his carelessness, probably of the world, of life, or of anything he doesn't care about. We're very familiar with the adage, "knowledge is power". But applied knowledge is true power. Knowledge, if not exercised properly, would not empower a person, and would not turn into wisdom. "Arresting apathy" is one factor for one's knowledge to remain stagnant and could become a disadvantage to one who doesn't apply knowledge in everyday living.

Fill my florid flailing by your fortitude.

My initial interpretation of this line is that the persona is letting the admiree complement his effeminate side with the admiree's masculine qualities (as the "fl" sound denote flambouyance, and the word fortitude expresses a manly quality of resisting temptations or hardships).

Lift languid laconia lucid and lecherous,

I translated it as: "Make my lifeless thrift in words scintillating, titillating." Or, it could mean: "turn my concise (boring?) way of life to be lively with a bit of sex in it." I like the reference of laconia in this line.

The word "laconic" is derived from the name of the region (in Greece) by analogy - to speak in a concise way, as the Spartans were reputed by the Athenians to do. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laconia)

Revising the rigid roster of my rubbored rantings.

The way I see it: "Transforming the list of his supposed complains in life, or changing the way he sees life".

The first verse can be understood as the persona's hope that his feelings would let the admiree change him for the better. Probably, (and please note the next portion is reading between the lines already) the persona has gone through much in the past that he doesn't care about relationships anymore. But someone must have swept him off his feet, and he realized that he can give this person a chance.

To be continued...