Those mighty horns enthralled,
instilled awe and called to the Mysteries
from the Hind through Minoan Crete,
the Steppes to the Serengeti,
Spain, Mesoamerica and the icy
North of Europe.
That potent form spoke
of power, virility,
fertility.
We've revered them
ridden then,
run with them,fought them,
celebrated them
and sacrificed them.
They've plowed through ranks of soldiers
pulled plows through furrows
and furrowed brows with their
impassive
massive
mien.
The Bull has been central
to worship throughout history
and the Bull is God Today:
everlasting
symbol of fertile imagination
and the power of inventiveness.
Wherever mind and mouth run rampant
the call is still
ancient
clear
strident and clarion
and true to the ages of our reverence:
"That's Bull!"
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Yes, people are stillllll reading this thing!!!!!!!!!!! What a wonderful vocabulary and imagination!
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Interesting poem and well written. I disagree with the remark in your biography. Profanity has a place in prose and poetry. After all it's just words. That's all writings about thoughts transcribed into words. Happy trails
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Please don't misquote me...especially TO me. What I said was that I "see no poetic merit in swearing for the sake of swearing ..."
If you have a valid poetic reason for swearing, by all means, swear. There are as many good reasons as there are bad situations. If you don't, though, your command of language won't impress me.
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thanks for the chuckle
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For all it's seriousness in the beginning, this left
me chuckling. It's intelligent and informative and
the last line does hit the reader as a bit of a surprise.
Hats off to you for this one.
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You mean people are still reading this thing?
Hell, I'll raise your award to five stars just for surprising me.
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I'm not a poet, I'm also a shocking comment writer, but I would like to say I enjoyed this and the images I got.
I have a suspicion that you meant "That's Bull!" exactly as we mean it here, in Australia.
Lis
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Wherever mind and mouth run rampant, yes.
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The Bull has been central
to worship throughout history
and the Bull is God Today:
everlasting
symbol of fertile imagination
and the power of inventiveness.
liked the lines
its indianized version
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