Poetry was the only occupation worthy of an Aztec Warrior in times of peace. And so, I found myself, without a war.
Though there were poets in different ages and regions in the Aztec Empire,
Netzayacoatl was one of the best known Aztec Poets of all time.
Legend tells, Omeoteotl, the creator of the universe, also called the Lord and Lady of the Close and the Near, achieved immortality through creativity, and the Aztec poets sought to do the same. The creation of poetry was a task for well-educated Aztec nobles. Individual composers like Tecayhuatzin, Ayocuan, Nezahualcoyotl and in particular, Netzayacoatl , earned renown for their poetry.Poetry in the Aztec world was known as "flower and song," the Nahuatl (Aztec language) metaphors for art and symbolism. It was the highest art form and it often celebrated the transient nature of life on earth. The theme of cut flowers was regularly used to symbolize the temporary fragility and beauty of existence.Life, so solid, so apparently real, was thus an illusion. Only by creating art, by imitating the Lord of the Close and the Near, could they aspire to immortality. Thus the idea that "art made things divine," and only the divine was true.In this they felt they were imitating their principal deity, Omeoteotl, the creator of the universe."SOURCE.R.E." is an acronym that stands for The SOURCE Of Real Enlightenment- MUSIC!
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