Critical Analysis #2 |
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Allogenes Junior Member
since 2008-01-16
Posts 35 |
Fire-starter Am I, From the cliff-tops of Bazu To the sweltering heights of Azmadon; Smoking deity Am I, From the temples cloaked in scarlet oil, To the traders streets of Adu; Light of the Omndu Am I, Quivering silver in the sky of gloom, Primeval thought on a wise man’s tongue; Ancient Am I And form, without – when dying men looked On April skies, Me they saw Glimmering, dying, eternal; Rising on the shreds of infamy, Hounding the tail of ocean-death. And Me they proclaimed On the nuptial Sun, showered in warm flowers; Called me re-birth, joy of joys Spark of infinite, Cloud of heady light, Omega and Amak-a-don. |
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Brad Member Ascendant
since 1999-08-20
Posts 5705Jejudo, South Korea |
Well, without doing any homework, I'm guessing we have different sun worshipping practices (pretty obvious, no?). I'm stuck with a line in my head, however: "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, Ye Mighty, and despair!" Now, perhaps, I'm just missing it, but shouldn't we have a bit of irony in here, somewhere? |
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Allogenes Junior Member
since 2008-01-16
Posts 35 |
Well, death and eternity - the themes explored somewhat inconspicuously in the context of the poem - are ironic enough without any further input. A dying man gazing on a sun that nightly dies, and daily is reborn in Dawn's gilded luster - irony? But, after all, the poem was only a quick sketch; nothing I would expect to be endowed with contemporary appeal, yet just the sort of thing to share with fellow poets. Thanks for commenting. |
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