Why was this knowledge of future sight given to me?
Who am I to think that they were meant for me?
All these sights are too much for my head
Are we really ready to go forward with life?
If this is God's Will, I will not argue with Him
Fire will approach the great new city
Mabus will soon die, there will come of people and beasts a terrible rout
Rain, famine and war will not cease in Persia
The greater part of the region will be against the Hister
Pau, Nay, Loron will be more of fire than blood
Why do I see mainly death, destruction, and horror?
Am I to be the prophet of doom and gloom?
I see many great events of mankind
But yet I am haunted by the idiocy of man
What will people think when they read my writings?
Will they think me a madman? A genius?
I do not know what I even think of my own visions
I only hope that people will read these warnings
Maybe some of the future can still be changed
Author notes
This poem is from the point of view of Nostradamus, who many contend was a famous prophet. The second verse in the poem, each line is from a different quatrain in his prophecies..
Line 1- Centuries 6, Quatrain 97 (predicting 9/11)
Line 2- Centuries 2, Quatrain 62 (predicting Osama Bin Ladin)
Line 3- Centuries 1, Quatrain 70 (predicting the Iranian Revoltion)
Line 4- Centuries 2, Quatrain 24 (predicting the war of Hitler)
Line 5- Centuries 8, Quatrain 1 (predicting the Napoleonic Wars)
While I am a believer in Nostradamus, I understand that his warniings and "predictions" can be manipulated to mean whatever people want them to mean.
You decide for yourself.
Please tell me what you think
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Wowwwww
'I understand that his warnings and "predictions" can be manipulated to mean whatever people want them to mean.' I know exactly what you mean by that, it's the same way with anything that's slightly mystical or whathaveyou in this world that isn't grounded in what those who question it deem as truth. Now, onto the poem! The second verse by far is the best one because you took one line from five quatrains and made them come together as one and I didn't realize you'd done it until I read the author's notes. And I did indeed like how you made it seem like it was Nostradamus agonizing how people would react and think of him and these predictions, even though it was you doing the writing.
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While I am a believer in Nostradamus, I understand that his warniings and "predictions" can be manipulated to mean whatever people want them to mean.
Presicely how i feel about religion in general.
They say history is written by the victors whilst i believe bibles were written by the hopeful and are used by the manipulative. -
nice write
but everything can always be interpretated to mean what you want it to mean. that's humanity for you. animals don't have that. luckily. and if humans are suppposed to be a higher form doesn't that indicate that higher powers are even more manipulating? ouach what a rotten thought. sorry, just got carried away. the sad moral is "one should not think". wonder what nostradamus would have done with that....
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Intellectual
I've read Nostradamus and although I don't believe he saw into the future, I liked the idea of looking through his eyes as you did in this poem. You made me wonder why he couldn't tell what he would become. Great stuff.
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Wonderfully written and very insighful look into the mind of one of the world's greatest conundrums. I applaud you on this very educational, and delightful read. Bravo bard, keep penning.
Blessed be,
Billie Jean
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Amazing.
you're amazingly eloquent.
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