The falcone cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world... "
W. B. Yeats
Looking down
From far above
Above the castle
There were eyes
And wings
Gliding
Staring
Hunting
Guarding
The grounds
Nothing went on
Without notice
The call
The garb
Were used
In unison
With the partner
Two species
Trained
But was species
Being trained
The falcon
Or the falconer?
"Itque palam est, quod ars venadi cum avibuw & ars est,
& eceteris venationibus nobiliar, & dignior, & ideo prior."
Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, Holy Roman Emperor,
De Arte Venadi Cum Avibus (The Art of Falconry) - 1248
"Et tout anisi qu’on ne scaroit lire sans congiostre les lettres;
de mesme on ne peut estre Fauconnier san cognoistre les
Oyseaux ce qui est le principe de cest art."
Charles d’Arcussia, La Fauconnerie, 1589
