“When some state or other offered Alexander a part of its territory and half of all its property he told them that ‘he hadn't’t come to Asia with the intention of accepting whatever they cared to give him, but of letting them keep whatever he chose to leave them.’ Philosophy, likewise, tells all other occupations: ‘It’s not my intention to accept whatever time is leftover from you; you shall have, instead, what I reject.’ Give your whole mind to her.”
~ Seneca
An empire rose to be great
but along the line of destiny
and war, the reason was lost
some-time in-between the sword
and blood...but never did the real
purpose came
Silence was harbored into what
those thought to be the grand seat
of life, privilege. and justice and yet
all this time my entire being screamed in
agony as the beautiful ocean turned from
azure to mundane and Mother Earth sat whilst
quietly crying tears that could no longer be
held back
Explosive reprimands spewed
non-gallant gauges as the nobility
crumbled like fallen bricks to a castle-
challenges to see who'll outdo the other
was a fervor long loved and here my decadent
love fought with valor-
Finally, a time for change...
As my lover returned the passion
held back for reasoning broke loose
just to hold and never let go again
to the begging struggles of intertwinement
in the seclusion of our bed
Author notes
Written December 4th, 2005
In a list
A contest entry
- Philosophy and dreams...what about THAT? :D by masky.
600 points, ended March 25, 2007, 16 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Comments
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Well...
Wow.
I hate being left speechless, you know? I am really talkative, and I always have something to say. Or at least, I always thought I'd always have something to say.
The last stanza left me like... "X_O". I didn't understand anything at all until I re-read it.
My favorite stanza would have to be this one:
"An empire rose to be great
but along the line of destiny
and war, the reason was lost
some-time in-between the sword
and blood...but never did the real
purpose came"
Why did I think of the Empire of Rome, I can't explain.
I liked the way you didn't end the line, and also end the phrase. It was something cool, I'd say, to continue a sentence in the next line.
All in one, I liked it. Congratulations!!
Thank you for entering, and good luck!
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wow...again very deep. im jelouse
ehehee....fabtabulouse job! peace to all ~flight
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