From fe72cf6e0b89955b9cef21ef02734217a64862ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olivier Tremblay Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2020 07:45:07 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Robo poem for 2020-12-22 --- poem_2020-12-22.txt | 192 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 192 insertions(+) create mode 100644 poem_2020-12-22.txt diff --git a/poem_2020-12-22.txt b/poem_2020-12-22.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ca475e3 --- /dev/null +++ b/poem_2020-12-22.txt @@ -0,0 +1,192 @@ +The Pilot of things, which yet thir Powers +Insensate, hope here Beast, or detach or +standing else inflict do ought good from Hell, Not +of prayer Incessant I view they +soon and Office on Windes; the +safe unenvied Throne Supream In glory since calld The Pledge +of monstrous size, TITANIAN, or once +lapst. Thus at one Who having pass'd From out of +Spirits immortal fruits the Fount of purple wings, +and horrent Arms. Nine times may ease Unfast'ns: on +mischief, and mad demeanour, then should much heavier, +though now severe, And dying to Truth, that +dark dislodg'd, and water flies All +seemd remediless, Thus hee the shatter'd side up +with transcendent brightnes didst abhorr to soar +Above th' inventer miss'd, so wak'd +SATAN, whom they harbour none, None +arguing stood, While the flood Of +MOLOCH homicide, lust and for life dies, +and Timbrels loud Sung Triumph, and +orewhelm whatever in injuries, one tastes; Nor wanting +power can destroy, thir shapes and dislodge by concurring +signs, ere day as to thine Of +dreadful thing on errand sole, and with revenge: +cruel Serpent: him defi'd, And Chains & Reign +thou di'st; Death with Oarie feet: yet large field, +through experience of monstrous Serpent suttl'st Beast +now excessive grown there sitting where he +descending, bands Of Nature set encoding: ASCII +She crushes, inoffensive moust, and with cursed things invite +To evils which had filld the Larbord +shunnd CHARYBDIS, and wide: in power, and +multiplie By ancient yet from soundest +sleep Now less but hast'n to submit +or Suffering: but that past, Man Extracted; for +speed Thir number, sweet dewes and +knows Any, but EVE, Of sympathie and a +spacious World, compels me so e're his +might, Neerly it deals eternal Warr he +mixt Among the Sword of this dire +revenge. First, what ere well the banisht from +SYRIAN mode, whereon MESSIAH shall spring, under thee not; +To claim My overshadowing Spirit That led +his fill, Though without was indeed, but endevord with slandrous +darts, and Sword of Pomp and Warr. Each in +Days Continu'd making, or DRYAD, or scatterd sedge +Afloat, when to us, and pleasure to +avoid Th' inclement skie; Save what she spous'd about SECHEM, +and wine. Witness if by curse Thir nature, will leave +in Idol-worship; O friends, Th' undaunted Fiend by +forbidd'n means. This River-dragon tam'd at THEB'S and with +delusive Light, yet never taste; But list'n +not return They heard, dim thine To the Giant +Sons Came towring, armd Of darkness visible Serv'd +only Son? I come Out of chearful +waies of life In perfect PHALANX to leave attempt, +I eate Of public peace, Said hee, Who first +appeering kenns A Legion; led me, best fulfill +His thoughts, to necessitate his image viewing Becam'st +enamour'd, and ILIUM, on me opens wide, but endu'd +My own Image multipli'd, In emulation opposite fair Women, +richly gay enameld colours of sorrow, black wings +and Brass Three Iron, three places else +how variable and nobleness thir foundations loosning to soar +Above them slaves Inhospitably, and Valley spread his +Sentence pleas'd, and Goddess-like demeanour seems To prune +these scarce holds the IRS. If he heal'd; +for both, and effect of Night, Fierce as +Sea-men tell, ye know, Least wilfully transgressing he +appeerd, From mee for Maistrie, and combustion down Wide +gaping, and shame in her victorious Bands Pursuing. +I this question askt Puts on slime, This +continent of the more Communicated, more wise In +billows, leave No gross, no where +Thou and longing wait The Causey to move th' +Almightie's aide, I also drown'd, And the +deep, who hold Betwixt DAMIATA and +therein By doom he pleasd, and nature +breeds, Perverse, all flesh of like sense and sets +them be much advanc't, Created or for +Orders bright. Forthwith on Iles Of hazard in +PALESTINE, and Bowrs, VVith hatefullest disrelish thirst and humane; +A Spirit, that walks Invisible, except whom we seek or +heav'd his destruction waite. If so +scap'd Haply so acceptable, so now prov'd fond +and as beseems Thy self she retire. And ACCARON +and be honour'd thee, and Murren +die, Die hee should much wondring +at http://gutenberg.net/license). Nor wanting power hostility +and pride, and human sacrifice, and couch +thir Natures healthful rules a Pyramid of +sorrow, doleful shades, where each Tree Load'n with +ambitious aim Against the ruful stream; fierce Winds under +the Twelve that now, thou slepst, while Universal +PAN Knit with Project Gutenberg EBook of +Royal Towrs to enrage thee being? Yet these first +warmly smote The end Thou mai'st +not; shee and proofread public reason +hath lost, Regardless of anyone anywhere +at command, and heard, and inferr Thee +what resolution rais'd incessant toyle And livd: One who +heard, That with purpose to a receptacle Of +Wisdom, what cause, and horrent Arms. Nine +times the Giant brood Of EDEN long Intended +to soar Above them whole, and excellence, +but thou know'st how horrible confusion, wrath or showre; +If so hee incenst at command, and +Dale of man fell, Strange alteration +in earnest so fair, But all references to tell +Of som small as Sea-men tell, With sweet +forgetfulness all declar'd, Him God exact of mankind, +in PALESTINE, and Vallie, Rivers, Woods, and gaze The +middle Tree All I arreede thee +withdraw The number heard) Chariots rankt in Gods to bear, +and happy interview both live, of God alone, +Which they but inward lost: him not charge +with adverse power That kept for mankind repli'd. +O Progeny of desolation, voyd of God; I reck +not, who fill Infinitude, nor have known thy self, +With Armed watch, that life-giving Plant, but +bring forth Triumphant through experience of anyone anywhere at our +good, why did he them free, My sentence when +Orient Pearle, whereon were abasht, and blazing Cressets +fed With what shape returns Day, or other once +it bin lost, This day Remov'd farr Then +was advanc't on golden seat's, Frequent and full. After +soft Ethereal Skie With vain In sharp desire Longing +and with Winds ORION arm'd That +ore the Woods, and though both when BELLONA +storms, With speed gave to do ought Rather +then mistrust, but in strength, though +unbeheld in strength of CHAOS: Or faint retreat; when he +so vaine, Under his obedience paid, When coming thus +We sunk Under whose guile contemn; Suttle he seemd +in Armes, and with Grace contending With wonder, +fall'n From CANAAN, to heare Of terrour, +and who forbids thy new glorious +and Seed is more swift wheele reverse, +deep within her the Gulf Hath +tasted, envies now are therefore as +beseems Thy sleep First Fruits, Though all As +we may meet there take heed least +fierce antipathie: Beast and colour, shape +To visit all Mankind; whom could joy +And practis'd distances to soar Above all Temples th' innumerable +ordain'd In sorrow and humane; A Pillar of Spirits +of longing pines; Yet soon ended frowning, and ever-during +dark League, Alone the crime makes +a flock together calls, Or if what they hit, none +was urg'd Main reason not allow Omnipotence to do +thy leave, and plac'd in Heav'n Among so is +in Heav'n so in shape, permitted, +they would? what proof ye don Invincibly; but +misjoyning shapes, Wilde work him old Ocean +barr'd At least on Gods, and +all assaults Their Altars by me, the fixt in +Heav'n receiv'd us praying, and through experience taught the +Project Gutenberg is both life ambrosial frutage bear, +Our great Sexes animate the Land-mark stood armd To +proper motion formes. Nor stood like To mortal +Men Obedient to whatever place In fellowships of joy +The haunt Cleer Victory, to free they lik'd, +and longing eye; Nor where he seems To bellow through +With gay Legions dare The Woodbine round he +caus'd to enlighten th' inferiour, in Tents behold +her, not rejoycing in mine involvd; +and each, how horrible destruction doom'd. How dark'nd; +innocence, Defaming as one stroak, as befell, Bound +on by might perceive amus'd them breeding +wings Displayd on Bitnet (Judy now the use hangs on +golden Compasses, prepar'd For aught appeers, Not +Words interwove with adverse We can he throws his +wakeful Nightingale; She dictate false, unmov'd, Unshak'n, unseduc'd, +unterrifi'd His arrows, from the Goblin full wrauth +bent he fram'd, unlightsom first, Though but fled him, +colour'd then pursue Vain glorious, in +narrow limits, to life and all +summ'd thir issue Guard, Mount SION, thron'd Between +her Silver cleer; If he fell By place Of +day-spring, and humane; A chance the wonders of +anyone in VALDARNO, to force of other Creatures, +universal King; And thy folly, and Timbrels +loud Among the gloom For joy was sweet; from +begging peace: Glorie appertains, Hath Omnipresence) and glad as Earth, +the hight of MOTEZUME, And felt +to perplex and with Forrest or Soul hath all +his eye survay'd the lost and untrod; All +hast Th' Omnipotent. Ay me, with extended long after +next in VALDARNO, to augment. The former +state Insensible, and ILIUM, on himself Reserving, +human Race: what doubt not guiltie shame, +thou enjoy