From d05c0cf5256e4b3b43b49414fc12ce839e86b9bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olivier Tremblay Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:45:05 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Robo poem for 2020-10-19 --- poem_2020-10-19.txt | 194 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 194 insertions(+) create mode 100644 poem_2020-10-19.txt diff --git a/poem_2020-10-19.txt b/poem_2020-10-19.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2aeb90b --- /dev/null +++ b/poem_2020-10-19.txt @@ -0,0 +1,194 @@ +To resalute the foot he calld aloud. +Nor grateful mind And render thee, and gates +of Mankind created, that earst in +like desire Longing and sulfurous Fire; Nathless he dismiss'd +them, th' expanse of monstrous size, +TITANIAN, or sought; for the dark'nd lantskip Snow, or +fronted Brigads form. As one call'd The +deadly forfeiture, and meet: What though mute; +Unskilful with Fire Hath toucht With ever-burning Sulphur unconsum'd: Such +grace diffus'd, so close, That bred them to +corporeal barr. But firm brimstone, and sorceries +abus'd Fanatic EGYPT marching, equal'd the gross Bands, On +duty, sleeping found by me, And towards +the Moon Globose, and press'd her +rising seem'd A Forrest onward came Attended: all +assaults Their childrens cries unheard, that deign'd To recommend +coole recess, Free, and Chance Approach not, +thy sweet, That the sleepy drench Of interdicted Knowledge: +fair and goes: but that shall +tempt not quite abolisht and accurst, As one +Returnd on Bitnet (Judy now returns him defi'd. Nor +think now enjoind Laborious, till men were it +so, By nature and enthrall'd By loosing +all, believing lies in ILLYRIA chang'd From Beds +of thee, so farr. Then violence: for never +to surpass Earths freshest softest lap. There +with your joynt vigor find. Before all Her +nightly rounding walk The second, or do practically +ANYTHING with neighbouring round. And now your thrall, and +Flocks, and Saviour of Gorgon, or flock, allur'd +The mightie Hunter then, rather double JANUS, all dismaid, +And ore the fixt, And fewel'd entrals thence +full consent. The new commands, For +such As stood Or wet the +fiend Stood rankt in PALESTINE, and deep +Tract of joy Sole reigning holds the +Citie and Heav'n so thinking to enquire: above +his fall, and forth Infinite goodness, grace +Invites; for man, By right against +so Fate Free leave ye, and full. After +these growing Empire; doubtless; while discourse Delighted, and pain of +taste, naught left, Now ris'n, to do +all hue, as in Heav'n. Which GABRIEL +fought, And should rest Of LOCUSTS, warping on himself +from the free Will, And season +him I else must be offer'd, he wish'd, but +henceforth not accept not worst, If I part, and copartners +of Pomp and dangers, heard remote. Towards +him equal much the dust thou see and th' instant +stroke of morn, her waite, As he sat +not, nor Wood, there shall his +journey, and marriage with full Orbe, the +uprooted Hills uptore; So rose as thir +state, content. All is condemn'd, Convict +by me beyond Compare of IND, Or +in destroying I miss thee feel From +Nectar, though yet thir delay Well pleas'd the wastful +Deep; the following cryd'st aloud, but of more too fast +they brought, Yet envied; against which command of judgement +giv'n, Behold a Comet burn'd, That led thee +Preeminent by violence the gloom For well +being naked, hid Tunes her perverseness, +but chiefly who was cleard, and deep as likes +best, where any row of woe; Which that +Glory, & stai'd With narrow limits, to transgress By +Sacred silence yields To Noon hast lost, I sprung, +And ACCARON and peaceful Counsels, and multiplie By +Judges first, who rules a rural sight, +thou reck'n right, Had so sad demeanour seems difficult +and Diurnal Spheare; Till thou saw'st; Where art bound; +EVE, Of wickedness, wherein consists not; Nature faild speech +he voutsaf'd Presence thus double-form'd, and +confer Thir song was this universal King; And where +stood There rest, as Sea-men tell, Or Altar +smoak'd; yet from mans offence To fan the +unpierc't shade Imbround the Mine. Mean while +The sacred and peaceful Counsels, and breath'st +defiance here and gav'st me; Woman to choose +Arm'd with Spawn abundant, living Streams among fresh +field of woe, That dwelt then +purg'd The other Creature thence: if it might supplie +the Creator, and Arms not lost; the Pit +thou mayst be, Deterrd not serve ungovern'd appetite, that +kind for none thence a Rampart. MAMMON led +his experienc't eye, His Empire, such it +to approve First thy creatures, and +held Gods, or DECAN spreds her self, but +who live With borders long is excelld +by me, the Sons Came singly where stood Of +contumacie will heark'n to Wing, and spoil and require As +we are. Mean while our delightful +Land to others, and Warr? Warr +can bid her part the Waters; what concernes +us asunder, Hopeless to do the Sea; Of immortalitie. +So scoffing in Glory extinct, and rueful throes. +At Feed or disjoyning, frames All Prophecie, That Death +the charge with Clouds From every and heard, +and serv'd it rose From yonder +Gates? through experience of sorrow, black Air in number +last reasoning I pursue Vain hopes, +vain Empires. Thus God left that end, And some +unkindness meets, the foe With ATLANTEAN shoulders fit +his steps the mild Judge without hope, +when he wore, to plague us? let loose tresses hid: +he appeers, And boldly venture down Thus repuls'd, +our fellow servant, and well pleas'd. I also; at Sea +feed on our Tyrant: Now from the World +perverse, And one slight bound Of what eyes Directed +in many miles aloft: that Libertie alone, Too well +done, well being yet what resolution from what +me once, now learn What though +faultie since, Baptiz'd or shell She crushes, inoffensive +pace that defended Fruit; or re-use it be +refus'd) what sin hath pronounc't By +center, or hypertext form. As through +experience of nature and solitarie, these Giants, men by +fulfilling that Man (since he deservd +no aide Can it then SATAN there is low +creeping, he grants them sent, And faithful, +and press'd her Silver wand. He trusted to +relate of love Vice for high Fled not +informidable, exempt from SYRIAN mode, whereon were +wise, Constant, mature, proof unheeded; others on my +Soul living, and sought it so, As +far remov'd, Least thou resist. If these +Nor other joy of that reigns above, +to woe, More Angels plac'd) Thir fight, the +bait of anyone anywhere at Altars, when BELLONA +storms, With me thus, behold all good from each odorous +sweets the Sea: part of Life much, by absolute Decree +Another part single, in his voice; +the Dragon, put to view: About him. But his +Word the laws and foule. But hard +One who can close by his wakeful Bird stoop'd on +Bitnet (Judy now came URIEL, one Almightie King) +Amply have sin'd, According to accept as th' +Angel, well awake. Nor so loosing all, +this Throne; from Heav'n, this miracle, and +shame Cast forth The Day and laughs the +Mission of women EVE Ministerd naked, and +enthrall'd By Night, and therein By moderation either not +farr to do thy folly, and +worldly strong, this night or neerer to +Life Still ending, still good will serve, That +cuts us live: Nor good I suppose If +Natures works based on it toilsom, yet +first appeering kenns A melancholly damp my might, +Ascend my glory to thee, and +the Mariner From mee expung'd and shame obnoxious, +and Death denounc't, whatever creeps Luxuriant; mean to smite +Descending, and with order'd Spear Of my Foes, Death +Inhumanly to reach Of hazard as +fast, fear least fierce vengeance Arme +again provoke Our Authour. Heav'nly Power, and +fall into sevenfold rage let fall To mortal tast +Brought forth peculiar grace not MOSES, though sinless, with +to do we may praise; Who first +awak't, and shame Cast out of connubial +Love triumphing, and dangers, heard in joy Surcharg'd, +as equal over us he Reigns: next favourable spirit, +propitious guest, as built by small, Useful of God; +I flie pain, professing next and giv'n +him thou, what intends our success, Throws his thoughts, +to share with thir flowing Gold compos'd +The clasping Ivie where thou what is no deficience +found; So said ADAM, at Altars, when our necessitated, +such thou also; at play, Strait couches +close, That on Bitnet (Judy now Shot +upward Man Extracted; for who shall be, +all confus'd march from him disfigur'd, +more With suckt and breath'st defiance toward +Heav'n move Harmonious numbers; as Sea-men tell, +Or monument to ascend, sit secure Either +to eate Allotted there; and broad, since +none I doubt, with Justice, and +Timbrels loud Through CHAOS wilde Beast where +Vertue should be, of night. That +wash thy head, but Man he +heard remote. Towards either hand From standing +fight, who fell. Not understood, the +dreadful in opinion stand of bulk as +Sea-men tell, Or potent tongue; fool, +not lost; where to raise At first, for +the Waters; what Creatures are they who lay Chain'd +on Silver cleer; If an authoritative +edition in Heav'n. What oft appeers. Thee, Serpent, thy memorie +Of MOREB; there might erect From all: this ill not +lost; the Holie One of grassie +Terfe, and dismay Mixt with mee, so +shalt lay Of Gods Fould: Or heart and drearie +Vaile They ended foul defeat Hath emptied Heav'n, now +more he created things: One Kingdom, left besides +Prone on NORWEGIAN hills, to submit +or Faerie Elves, Whose midnight march, and Morning