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oceanvu2 Senior Member
since 2007-02-24
Posts 1066Santa Monica, California, USA |
Powdered, primped, encasketed, Into the earth I slide. I don't care if Death be proud If God just be not snide. |
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Aurelian Member
since 2007-03-20
Posts 109TX, USA |
Only what a heart wants shall God ever give Death to the dead, life for those who live. Evry' soul must be sifted, and this is the sieve |
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oceanvu2 Senior Member
since 2007-02-24
Posts 1066Santa Monica, California, USA |
Ahhhh! I love it! Perfect response. Jim |
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viking_metal Senior Member
since 2007-02-02
Posts 1337In a Jeep, Minnesota. |
You people and your talent. Jerks. A rather enlightening piece, I enjoyed. Regards, -Paul |
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oceanvu2 Senior Member
since 2007-02-24
Posts 1066Santa Monica, California, USA |
Paul -- "Jerks?" Jesters, maybe, but not jerks. There is a long discussion in Philosophy 101 Forum which touches on the subject of the poet as "fool." (You can't miss it, it has, like 50 responses.) Think about the role of the fool, or jester, in history, for a moment. In court, he was the only person allowed to speak the truth in the King's presence without getting his head chopped off. Then look at the role of the fool in literature. It runs, at least, from Aristophanes through Forrest Gump. Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, driving force behind Shambala Press and the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, responding to a remark that Alan Ginsberg was a horse's "patoot" suggested that a horse's "patoot" or "jerk" represented a very high state of spiritual development. Of course, the Rinpoche was drunk to the point of puking at the time... Jim |
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viking_metal Senior Member
since 2007-02-02
Posts 1337In a Jeep, Minnesota. |
I was jesting at that moment, Jim. |
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cypressmoon New Member
since 2007-04-02
Posts 7 |
An etymological path might shed some light on the jester thing. A fool is defined by non- fools. Non-fools make up the majority of the human race. But I as a fool, entitled by the majority, may label the majority as fools. After-all, this is my world. I'm tired. I'll have to get back to this one. |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Would I would want an epitaph these would be the words I'd want-- but would I'd want an epitaph death, I think, would ask I haunt prowling on the cusp of pain begging I might live again for a minute more...  I much enjoyed. It's um, inspirational, and makes me crave steak, rare to medium.  And don't even get me started on Fools and journey's: "Oh very Jung, what will you leave us this time?"  |
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