From ca6ee3e7f2aa9b2b78b449cde9ab1e9a4b420192 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olivier Tremblay Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:45:04 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Robo poem for 2021-03-31 --- poem_2021-03-31.txt | 193 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 193 insertions(+) create mode 100644 poem_2021-03-31.txt diff --git a/poem_2021-03-31.txt b/poem_2021-03-31.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d4d68cb --- /dev/null +++ b/poem_2021-03-31.txt @@ -0,0 +1,193 @@ +MICHAEL, this Heav'n surcharg'd with vast Abyss And guard +Angelic Vertue in Front athwart my +dread the Full soon devour me still, That +for access Without my firm and revenge +though yet had then too secure: tell Of Iron +or flyes: At thee I groane; While yet +remain, but dim, shall his precept so +thou above Earthly thought, and shame +him found not flowing, And high rode: the race +Of his own? ingrate, he was, and +shot forth her glowd, oft remember, when +time shall receive from among The one +Man with attractive graces won audience find, +who first, him found this odious +offspring whom all Baptiz'd, shall sing Forc't +Halleluiah's; while Universal Orb perhaps Your fill all +assaults Their surest signal, they shall come, so +call up rose the same. Wonder not safe. +Assemble thou also; at will. To mingle and joy +for from fault amerc't Of Beril, and happier Lot, +enjoying God-like fruition, quitted all assaults +Their childrens cries unheard, that fiery Steeds. The doubt, +with me up unbound In confus'd march from +soundest sleep and press'd her Grave, Of others, who sitst +above fould Voluminous and fed; of hate, To +dwell In prospect; there Coasting the Realm is +undefil'd and spare, Nor sinn'd thy fall +Of Planets seven, and kills thir spirits warme, Temper +or woe: So said unanimous, and +aspiring Dominations: thou what stir not find such +appear'd in Heav'n wakes despair Our tended Plants, & +glorious trial; and inquire Gladly the +use On evil thence creat'st more lewd Fell +with clamors compasst round this once as fast, fear +and scarce had infus'd Sweetness into terrour of +liberty, who art bound; EVE, Saw within the Kid; Bears, +Tygers, Ounces, Pards Gambold before scarse had filld Th' +inclement skie; Save he seem'd a Serpent on NORWEGIAN +hills, to glorifie The Author of Hell, on +highest there From thence I bred them triumphant +wheels In sweet the Royal Camp, to descend +now Sea, Sea Monster, upward like thy +worshippers. Who art perfet, not nigh Your feare +Under this can grow mature Of squadrond Angels +seen Most reason hath hither From servitude inglorious welnigh half +appeer'd From off his dewie locks inwreath'd with +Cedars crownd Above all Eternitie so foule +Ingendring with OLYMPIAS, this place; Imploi'd +it seemd, where Flocks at Altars, when AEGYPT +with sly assault; and renown; For me, the +hainous now, uncall'd before them. But all his enormous +bliss. Him the shade, a craggy Bay After +short permit to dwell; But thir charms. +The barrs of Spears: and drawn up I that +bad Angels Food, and man In Heaven, down +as fierce hosting meet, The trouble +Holy Memorials, acts of Lambs or Infidel +Jousted in VALDARNO, to know, Forbids us +falling, had fixt Laws the duskie houre Friendliest +to wander forth peculiar grace They summ'd thir +strength, of Sapience and CHAOS heard within +Or when the current of sorrow, doleful shades, where +he could love, and torne With like one +whole Earth Wheels her tendrils, which their misrule; And +on main to attaine The likeness +of woe, Mee who out of war, +Hurling defiance toward the drie; Part on promise +made ease More hands a Heav'n. And look suspence, +awaiting who well we resist. If this +essential, happier daies. Whence rushing he arose; whom now +what seem'd Firm concord holds, men +(Canst thou livst Live to SENIR, +that sin in some glad that sat +mute, though great Warr, Did not secure I presumptuous; +and down, together crowded drove them transverse ten fold More +miserable; both heard no cloud, or, to enrage thee combin'd +In dust, our pleasant seemd. Each in +the CASPIAN, then they shoot forth all speed +of Heaven, or do ought Rather how can +please True appetite, Though last Of interdicted Knowledge: fair +dismiss. Hadst thou arm'd, the seat +In others bore SCIPIO the Ocean: though forfeit and +frustrate all time, All path leads where ALCINOUS +reign'd, fruit surcharg'd, Deigns none for beasts reserv'd? For his +journey, and therein By a transe methought +Close sailing from pain Torments him; one +with vast room The Monster moving speech, Turnd him +Enthron'd Sat on main wing against so cleer, sharp'nd +his surmise prov'd ill our Empire +with potent multitude of anyone anywhere at large of Hell +trembl'd at command, and roule the +Wood or humid traine. The number to +pluck such Vertue fails, or ground for use of +Heav'n. But still th' HESPERIAN Fields, +And fix Their surest signal, they rag'd Against the +faint Satanic Host Of Coral stray, or heav'd +his aerie flight with bluster to sustain +and sue for beasts reserv'd? For hot, cold, +moist, and all temptation to soar Above +th' inventer miss'd, so bright. Forthwith upright beams +That space was thir matter to please Like +honour these, But I revive At which +God Rais'd impious PHAROAH hung with submiss +approach thee yet unnam'd) From off These +lulld by freely we never to +that this eBook, complying with winged Warriour thus +returnd: URIEL, for the CASPIAN, then they +brought, and Timbrels loud Their surest signal, +they pass'd From entrance quite shut of +anyone anywhere at THEB'S and therein plant A Virgin +pass, the SCALES, As each Coast Of leaves +a surging smoak and fed; of heav'nly +Records now therefore was come, And whether +true vertu void; Who first seduc'd With various +influence Of great Work-Maister, leads to Reign, +Refusing to our foes Justly hast here Wantond +as from these came down Thus with paragraph +1.E.8. You may ascend Ethereal, and Fowle, Ev'ning +from ESAU fled To live Before him, life more +attentive minde contemnes; But evil whence? in narrow +room in peace: but familiar grown, I resolv'd +With Rose as this easie ascent, or +downe By tincture or flew Of heart-sick Agonie, all +a few somtimes on a fee as supernumerarie +To fill Of watchful Senses represent, She dictate +false, unmov'd, Unshak'n, unseduc'd, unterrifi'd His dearest +mediation thus calld The Parts besides Mine +never parted forelock manly hung not, and +Grace Beseeching or fall Of lowest first +of Sulphur. Thither by thir Powers return'd them in +th' imagin'd way Tore through Plate +and humane; A Silvan Scene, and with ambitious aim +Against such Thir penance, laden with ten +paces huge a universal Host Of +Mans Nature, with hope to augment, And plunge +us Heav'n, shall need, God on Bitnet (Judy now +got, where he created World, and Organ; and wearie him +there, And knew His Generation, and shame Of CHAOS, since +of anyone in thine Of unblest feet. Him +the destind aim. But Knowledge grew +ten Furies, terrible as Sea-men tell, How dark'nd; +innocence, Defaming as next GABRIEL, to open brest +Of hope had borne With thir Lord High and call'd +By the rest was known what eyes +the trademark license, apply to whatever +place inviolable, and shame him brought Miserie, uncreated +night, when ZEPHYRUS on In counterview within the Waters: and +found less expressing The middle Tree Stood up, in +him brought them Less pain, Both +Horse and lick'd the third his deliv'rance, and AARON) +sent With vain Empires. Thus SATAN; and +mossie seats had in PALESTINE, and rout on +Bitnet (Judy now With Jubilie advanc'd; and years, +towards his golden Compasses, prepar'd For one +day Our first a Mountain Pines, With +more noble stroke intend, and passion in Glory +witherd. As we find Better to +utter is best, By Fowl, Fish, +Beast, was form'd, Save what the Wall +Immoveable of warr; there they who best way, +Not higher foe. Space that meek aspect thus expell'd to +force On Princes, when vapors fir'd +Impress the Soil, the river of Sacred +silence then thir foundations loosning to sustaine His +breaded train, Forthwith his scatterd spirits warme, Temper or presaging, +from outward strength; while Warr in Heav'n. +And ACCARON and beat'n way they say, where +God ever praise In AARONS Brest-plate, and call'd Princes +of as gross, no end the companions of +that beare rule, Each hour set Our +strength each meaning savour we sleep: +All seemd Somwhat extravagant and Timbrels loud +that men Successive, and trouble, which op'ning seemd, wherein +lies Against th' innumerable Of victorie; deeds deservd +no reason; who requires From SUSA his course, but +apparent guilt, And Warr Under his experienc't +eye, and deplor'd, in VALDARNO, to my +side of abject thoughts Wast present, could be +held Gods, Knowing both wings Displayd +on dry Land The sound Of Heav'n, or DECAN spreds +her lore, both thir minds and rather darkness +should they arraignd shall from Eternal +house of Gold, With conquest, and obedience left hand +belongs, Is lost, but fierce contention brought +them to enrage thee miserable of replacement copy upon +our fresh dews and staind, And should +be loath to soar Above th' +Antagonist of God; I Toild out of various +Face begins Her unadorned golden shafts imploies, here in ARIES +rose: When God likes best, though +mean Drawn round self-rowl'd, His Legions, nor turnd I +else inflict do all summ'd thir tribulations long before; +nor turnd at this