From 9b2e4c60f978f1239e092d7449e75bca3546f884 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olivier Tremblay Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2021 07:45:05 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Robo poem for 2021-10-07 --- poem_2021-10-07.txt | 191 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 191 insertions(+) create mode 100644 poem_2021-10-07.txt diff --git a/poem_2021-10-07.txt b/poem_2021-10-07.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..296eddc --- /dev/null +++ b/poem_2021-10-07.txt @@ -0,0 +1,191 @@ +The Throne For dignity compos'd The Calf +in Men To loathsom grave Aspect +he dwells not substance, gently rais'd To mee his +desire To heal the baser fire had +much to soar Above th' approach of God +omnipotent, for whom; For know, and +ANGOLA fardest verge, and press'd her plaint. +Fall'n Cherube, and food alike destroyes +In other then Hell: Better abode, those flames Casts +pale and regain the Fact Is open? or +heav'd his visual ray To objects +distant farr, That run Potable Gold, erect and +Grace, thou Deep, and ILIUM, on Thrones; Though +last led in hell Precedence, none, whose rich CATHAIAN +Coast. The doubts that livd, Attendant on Silver wand. +He ended; when BELLONA storms, With long to +dewy Eve, A Dove sent I assume, +And yet who not lost; Evil to tell His +bright or custome, and what power of +Hell, And stumbl'd many, who without thir eyes +more fierce, From Hell trembl'd at all; but +all bounteous King, and Bowrs, VVith +wonder, fall'n From out His Nostril wide bounds; beyond +abstain But that watchd, hee oft they on the fierce +vengeance and smoak: Such was turnd, but sat on +Thy choice Here or therein Man +Extracted; for Heav'n Grateful digressions, and breake Thy miscreated +Front thus calld The thronging Helms Appear'd, +and held Gods, since his Herarchie, the +Name I reign is a copy and +joy Congratulant approach'd him, life ambrosial Night To thee +hither EVE, easily destroy'd, and all a wonder strange! +Of washing them and Thrones and pardon beg, and +blame lights on Bitnet (Judy now prov'd false. But +wherfore all thir vast of Battel +rest; so thou blam'st me shalt give +due Giv'n me most, and tends to soar +Above them draind, Exhausted, spiritless, afflicted, +fall'n. Yet live as mire: for +grace Invites; for that deign'd To attaine +The Eevning coole Winds, And me down +in PALESTINE, and infirmer Sex assume, +or Sea, Nor stood behind, Whose Eye To +claim My earthly notion can do aught, +which follows dignity, might dilated stood, That Glorie +to thine anger wouldst thy abundance wants Partakers, +and surpriz'd. As Clouds, Conspicuous farr, whereby +he convey up rose as AMAZONIAN Targe, And guided +down as inclination or MAROCCO, or Intuitive; discourse unblam'd: I +keep, by fight, yet the spicie Forrest huge of +vernal bloom, or seeming pure, conformitie divine. +Those Leaves that formd them to my complaint; +but chief were large, Though sleeping, where it +possible to side tempestuous fire, His words applause was +with sacred Song, That equal all, Greatness +of Nature here condemn'd For one slight bound Within unseen. +Farr heavier on bliss, Exempt from hence depart, and Stone +Of woe in Circles as Princes, Potentates, Warriers, +the brimming stream; fierce desire, In +at Altars, when most To ask, nor +to soar Above all Her Nurserie; they part +in himself lamented loud Their surest signal, they +prescrib'd, to cherish Our Limbs benumm'd, +ere well suite with hideous length: +before them threw me thus, To +argue in fierce He nam'd. Thus I that +boast not: for death mature: Peace +is lost. From Father full terms imposed +by fraud, though bold, Far otherwise th' excess of +place: Now wav'd As yet our Primitive great charge with +sparkling blaz'd, his rising Birth Innumerous living God, whom th' +Ethereal Skie with Envy and shame obnoxious, and torne With +Dart Strange alteration! Sin and Wisdom gain'd From +what higher Would Thunder didst accept as in its +original darkness bound. Thir nimble feet On +she preferr'd Before all her kind; +Whose fellowship I thence conceiving & these Elements +In whom now fli'st thou? whom to enshrine +his Crest, and colours mixt: On Hills +were form'd, Save he so with public peace, and +Hell and Intercessor none would but in Arms, in +Heav'n till SATAN, now seen least +had filld the gather'd beams, and extinguish life so cleere, +not Victory is dispenc't, and with +neighbouring Hills Lookd round, That Death denounc't, whatever thing +that I follow'd RIMMON, whose stol'n +Fruit The trouble raise: Hast thou +shad'st The Monarch, and went Obsequious, +Heav'n Towrs, And surging waves, as wide With +monstrous size, TITANIAN, or Kid, that Tree now +into sevenfold rage Can end the +ambient light. First lighted from night, Scorning surprize. Or +touch with me downe By me, the +Mine. Mean while discourse they rise into +the signe Of day-spring, and laughs the Victor and +infinite in Hell, a fairer person lost lay +by, and gigantic deeds. Then feed on bliss, +while thou desir'st, And Spirits arm'd That +Mountain Pines, And know not fear'd; should enthrall themselves: +I that sight; but he made, and humane; A hideous +length: before the Builders; each milder thought. High +commanding, now To punish endless? wherefore let dry +Land He ended foul and Timbrels loud and fully +satisfied, and ignorant, His head and Brake, +or inspir'd With violence fear'd aught; And +happie nuptial Sanctitie of honour, due Confess him indeed Divine, +That Structure high, now Stream, and formless +infinite. Thee SION also thy beauty +adornd. My Bowels, their liveliest pledge Of Pioners with +revenge: cruel fight, In strictest watch; these Elements In +Femal Bee Sits Arbitress, and all assaults Their surest +signal, they choose Arm'd with purpose to return +From darkness visible Diurnal Spheare; Till thou +beest he; But follow me, the gracious +signs of Pomp and dangers, heard The suburb of pure +of Brute, Whose image of monstrous size, TITANIAN, or Refund" +described in embraces forcible and shame him out and bid +the surer barr His Cattel pastur'd late, now for flight, +and all enflam'd first whom no +corner leave ye will hear, Light Exhaling +first the Judgement, whether our new +World; by decision more To Idols +through mid Heav'n, Since higher in peace. +Can make a copyright research on, Chaumping his +bad Angels watching round? Here Pilgrims roam, +that shall with vain plumb down he bid +his pride Soon recollecting, with infinite Abyss Heard farr +som Magazin to soar Above all Hell within 30 +days Numberd, though in VALDARNO, to extoll His peace, +denouncing wrauth to shelter us? what well +understood Of Godhead, gave to tell thee concentring +all resistance lost, not safe. Assemble thou admit for +I obey But first approach or with desire, In wise +In humid Bow, When time this universal +hubbub wilde Abyss Wide over moist and dearer half, +The hand the exclusion from God Was I therefore +also of gayest plume sprinkl'd with Gold. Not long after +some thing no place. But that +brightest Seraphim Approach not, who bore +with brazen foulds discover wide transpicuous aire, +To me SIN, and wonderful Of refuge, +and all assaults Their surest signal, they also is +become my sudden blaze Far off +From mortal tast Brought forth pernicious highth. +The hands innumerable scarce perform Nigh on +himself from thee created, that steep to his Friends, why +delayes His fall'n Beneath him brought him +MOLOC, Scepter'd Angels plac'd) Thir guilt the earth a +Lake, a Heav'n claming second time this day? why +come call'd him with wings Wide Anarchie of lost All +amaz'd unwarie brest Of flight with +Femal Bee Sits Arbitress, and bid cry With +stench and derides; Not just, That might induce us +who loves, and huge; in PALESTINE, +and thee. Is this ill have misst, and laughs the +uncolourd skie, Or come sole Dominion exercise Wrath +without complying with Starrs. And summons call'd RAPHAEL, the +Hierarchies Intends to debate What call'st Me miserable! which +God Rais'd impious War in half enclose him +out of Jasper shon Filial obedience: So on +Thy praise Rather how chang'd to +parch that strife can doe, But +fall'n such I Sing Heav'nly love of light At +Joust and press'd her Judge without end. +To want, and Femal Sex, and Fowle, +Ev'ning from Eternitie, appli'd To such united +force of light, ofspring would suspicious mark, +As Man (since he nor staid, till +Noon: For God want Cornice or unenforceability of Heav'n so +refus'd might have name. But fate inevitable Subdues us, +and wrought In circuit, undetermind square or have +marr'd What justly gives me exercise us falling, +and all infect, And silence thus expell'd +to shew more? Our stronger, some Purlieu two equal'd +the Garden of monstrous size, TITANIAN, or +Death, or refund in opinion stand In our plots +and taste; But know no nourishment exhale From +many deeds What next of monstrous size, TITANIAN, or toy +Of this or detach or TREBISOND, Or bere th' Earth +Main Promontories flung, which instructs us in Bondage, +nor less hideous ruine and levie cruel expectation. Yet +Chains and INDUS: thus forlorne Though threatning, grew +in Bondage, nor love, so stears +his attractive Grace, Which uttering thus +and nobler sights of monstrous Serpent to execute +fierce contention brought me on, MAMMON, the deep as +again dissolve Allegeance to either end +with contrition in Saphir Throne, inlaid with song +was walkt Frequent; and Peace of such Vertue +in PALESTINE, and therein or depth, still +paying, still compassing the Heart they