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The Triumphs of Barbarians
Contributed by
Sagacious
on
Wednesday, 29th July 2009 @ 09:33:03 PM in AEST
Topic:
political
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The inheritors, in Convention, agree
on next to naught, but that
their helotry shall be cast forever
from the shores of Columbia, straight
back to Farmer George, Britanniarum Rex,
suckled on Thuringia’s barbarian
teat--Leveler of Latium, which
overwhelmed the Grecian phalanx
in its time, now past--be damned
his levies, his charters, his
hegemony: mortal ambivalence,
what was his ruin. Upstart landowners,
fated for portrayal one day
as provocateurs in People’s pulp
historiographies: slavers, traders,
pirate capitalistas, cretin aficionados
of perversion, freeloaders to the
services of the King, in defending
Amerigo’s lands from frogs and rustics.
Ungrateful lot, these moneyed men,
who would proscribe one tyrant’s
Pond’s-length shepherding, yet
prosecute their Revolution through useful
idiots, who would die by
the ringing of a bell and a waving
of petulant fabric, tattered in the course
of vulgar bloodlettings of the cannonized
fodder some deign proclaim
Patriots. Drunk on the arrogance
of self-righteous declamation,
an ignoramus elite rises by the stoking
of populist notions of the set-upon:
like Bolsheviks in their masses.
Wanton messianisme, as the corpulent sows
beg deliverance via
those who would avail themselves
of a nation’s treasure: thankful
for the abscondence, while
pretenders to the estate of
demokratia confound common
sensibility, exhorting their flocks
to an appetence for the affluent,
supping at the Cafe de Vespucci
on red wine and Old Farmer’s rye.
Copyright ©
Sagacious
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2009-07-29 21:33:03]
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Re: The Triumphs of Barbarians
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by Former_Member on
Thursday, 30th July 2009 @ 05:31:22 AM AEST
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This is an interesting poem. You will not find another poem that uses more beautiful language than this one, i would wager. Did I totally understand all of it? To be honest, no. But you shouldn't dumb down your poetry just because some 19 year old upstart from england can't understand it. This is you, and you are good.
-phil |
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Re: The Triumphs of Barbarians
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by elle on
Thursday, 30th July 2009 @ 05:38:24 AM AEST
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I totally agree with Phil. This is a fabulous read. . . & while I must delve into the portals of
history to follow where you lead , oh what a fantastical journey you portray! Sighhh! :) elle |
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