From 3dc53a5a0ab6887ac99da71440cbccac56ce69d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olivier Tremblay Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2022 07:45:04 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Robo poem for 2022-06-19 --- poem_2022-06-19.txt | 190 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 190 insertions(+) create mode 100644 poem_2022-06-19.txt diff --git a/poem_2022-06-19.txt b/poem_2022-06-19.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3e3dedf --- /dev/null +++ b/poem_2022-06-19.txt @@ -0,0 +1,190 @@ +He took no middle flight of anyone anywhere +at general fall Was moving toward the fixt +Starrs, how farr at Altars, when to his onely +to soar Above th' expanse of Mineral fury, +aid to quit The goodly prospect +high, with transcendent brightnes didst thou +stoodst in despair, to date on himself lamented loud And +Devils to soar Above the brittle strength of Hell +scap't the Giant brood Of despicable foes. +With fixed thought Both to indemnify and spring +time, when thou belong not reverence prone; +and with mine. Creating the free +Will Would speed Thir Office is free, +Equally free; th' event, That so nigh. Neererhe +drew, Which to being yet by command +To prayer, repentance, and Bar Of puritie and +freely all Head, what deny, and +understood Of EVE, Whom we were I pursue By +wisdome, and bear, and call'd From him, life +was taught, Ransack'd the rest to few unknown Region, +this agreement. If so was created, needs To +mortal to know, and rare: thee +Not all past who aspires Vain Warr can pass RHENE +or Hell. I saw her yeilded, +by putting off In dust, Desirous to return +To sorrow and call'd EGYPT, divided +into the Snow From her Fancie, and with +Milk at THEB'S and longing wait The happier place +Would set with Walks, and Mankinde; I +know that Libertie of friendship hostil deeds and her +waxen Cells With hundreds and retain +The chief the arched roof Pendant by whose +wisdom back to know, and Monarchy +of monstrous size, TITANIAN, or shame; O Fountains, and press'd +her ample Shield Such wondrous Pontifice, unhop't Met +such horrid Vale. Then that thir feet +Shaddowd from Just, and shame To recommend coole +recess, Free, and scourge that neither vainly hope relies. Fall'n +Cherube, to lose the sounding shields the blanc +Of hazard in him the Plain; A race contend, +And Strength undiminisht, or sporting with Skins of God; +I with ambitious to soar Above all assaults Their surest +signal, they were such wherein no reward, the rules +is lost, If true, here shall his foes, +thus our sighs began. He soon prove thir fall. +Henceforth of pleasure till wandring feet pursues Things else +in PALESTINE, and pain Which hung Like Night, and +Ages of Heaven, There stood One +over thee conversing I repent or Den; +Sporting the Wind With shiverd armour strow'n, and +Lord, be devis'd By false Arch-Angel, great +Expedition now who renounce Thir Blossoms: with Envy +and with ravin I mockt with +ambitious to quell thir flying March, along Innumerable +before the same voutsaf't To him, what words +th' upright heart enlarges, hath honour'd thee, and knows +Any, but wept, much in narrow circuit +inexpressible they on me rais'd, and therein +plant A Lion rampd, and charitable +donations to heare Of PALESTINE, and regain the +full relation, which op'nd from SYRIAN +mode, whereon were low; To us now appeer'd, +Girt with Fowle flie With like those spots, +unpurg'd Vapours not who first broke from such Thir +growing Empire; doubtless; while Sonorous mettal blowing Myrrh and +smoak: Such disproportions, with delight; how vain In wealth of +anyone anywhere at all; but in Woods, and +dying rise, and taste; But all men, Earth Wheels +her purple to Couch; And read +thy hallowd the lawless Tyrant, who beheld +From those To what I created like +Armes And longer pause Down drop'd, and gates +of Night In Battel rang'd for proof of +Adamantine Gates; three drops Ten thousand Leagues awry +Into a Race of Fire. Thither +by Night, Circle his Heav'n, extended +wide Champain held Gods, and dislodge by +strength, or access Impregnable; oft then his deliv'rance, and +with him with Mineral fury, aid aspiring Dominations: thou +that witherd all Her loveliness, so loosing all, Though distant +from the shame nigh Your bodies all +sides round With thousand Starres, that bad act +may arise Of light Round through each Clime; +else above her part; but our hazard, labour +will be King and pin'd with hop'd success, +Throws his head up with Warriours mixt, Ruddie +and valour breath'd, firm brimstone, and hast +done his Flock Choicest and Art are restor'd, As +he presumes already vain exploit, though now +breath'd immortal hate, and woodie Theatre Of smoak Uplifted +spurns the DANITE strong HERCULEAN SAMSON from among men wont +to aspire Above them to do the dust +is meet, May serve ungovern'd appetite, Though single. +From mee deserves No second Sovrantie; And Seale thee ordain'd +his darksom passage wide, Portending hollow Abyss Heard +farr off; then these delights Will +once In Paradise, deare Short intermission none thence Due +entrance he sees, Or if ye both. O Friends, +why in remembrance alwayes with solitarie hand was +worse. What justly then should have known thy abundance wants +to deferr; hunger both, but now +bolder wing, or enur'd not doubt we to soar Above +them they recoild affraid At thir strife of Pomp +and dark Illumine, what seem'd Farr +otherwise th' unsufferable noise, Hell Gate, and over moist +and unweeting have sin'd, According to submit or +heav'd his winged messengers, To mortal combat or +sollid Rock Of day-spring, and laugh; +for thou freely we resist. If +rightly nam'd, but all Creation round; on me well +Thy mortal foe, and us Heav'n, extended long +pursuit Back to transform Oft times cross'd the Center +pois'd, when he to extend His +single hast made? So spake th' ALEIAN Field +They therefore as this license and dazling +Arms, Though all these three that saw, Though +last of short sigh of thee combin'd In prison strong, +live throughout Vital in hell. Mean while now +To mortal tast Brought her eyes) Here or indirectly from +the Muse to Heav'n which no +cloud Drawn round Those thoughts intent ITHURIEL and wrought +but featherd soon he sees, Or one Head Supream +Foe Cleer Victory, to rowl In EDEN, distance +due, Dispenses Light as great Maker gave +way Not without permission of earthly sight, +but that sight; but Thou did'st resigne +thy fit moulds prepar'd; At which wrought +In counterview within them, by thee, +how vain Empires. Thus drooping, or but fierce Winds Close +sailing from servil fear and with God, with +Winds blowing adverse power to execute their destind +Walls Of Natures hand, Whom fli'st thou? whom +mutual guilt the flames and with steep flight Then +such bethink them, th' AEGAEAN Ile: thus +declar'd. BOOK II. Fall'n Cherube, to hurt +ye, and therein plant eyes, and +all flesh Regenerat grow About them rose BELIAL, +flown with ice And uncompounded is +Knowledge so base original, With supple +knee? ye Elements At his Bow And +this delicious then serve Of Dulcet Symphonies and +all Temples th' upright and highest there the washie +Oose deep on then her Saile; So onely of sacred +Light as when thousands trooping came one Realm, beyond The +latter quick Fann Winnows the open Field, From Reason, all +a transe methought Close sailing from SYRIAN ground, materials to +soar Above th' unjust That run By moderation either +Sex assume, And starrie Host, nor let us with +calm Firmament; but retir'd, Victor Host Of +mighty Angels disarraid. Back to soar Above them frisking playd +All thoughts Firm concord holds, men orewatcht, whose drouth +Yet dazle Heav'n, but store conveyd: Part on +earth, which follows dignity, might beget Like Night, +Shot upward Man whom mutual love, withheld +Thy sin hath adjudg'd, from Couch to +quell thir kindes; I saw. The copyright in +PALESTINE, and rising world Of real hunger, +and distribution of God; I thus expos'd. But of +Paternal Deitie, and goes: but Discord with Incense +strew'd, On th' inferiour, infinite Abyss Wide +over wrauth reply'd, Art In amorous dittyes +all at CIRCEAN call the dire Calamity, What higher +Would highth or exhorting glorious dost prefer Before thy +Eternal daies in my Signal giv'n, with +Mineral fury, aid to increase Your numerous then +soares Up to soar Above all Tongues, and right, +Had in answer thus cropt, Forbidd'n here, nor +Angel serene, And twentie thousand thousand Leagues awry +Into th' irreverent Son Begirt with me +more equal, nor Man In Arms and OPPOSITE, Of +lustful Orgies he created like which most just, +said Be then justly rues. Me overtook his fair +in bulk as not you find Fit well thy +Obedience and Plaine, Both to entitle +me then, Then this windie Sea should find +grace, The Stairs were Sheaves New +part sinister from Reason joyn'd. These Elements, +on golden days, fruitful of anyone +anywhere at command, and mercy shewn On +Princes, whom shall end our afflicted Powers Essential Powers, +Hear all assaults Their surest signal, they pass, +to reverse) To mortal eare Of wicked crew; +there will in fears and race Of Ewe or +found Already known in VALDARNO, to soar Above +them mirth & formd them several active Sphears assignd, +Till thou attended gloriously from the Pit +thou shalt look his Throne it +flows, disgorging foule Ingendring with designe +New troubles; him all waste and slow, +Yet parcht with