And who are you who rape my Gods when long
Have They returned to ash, and dust, and bone?
What right have you to dash Them, cruelly thrown
And bleeding, from the Heights where They belong?
And who are you ignoble beasts; you throng,
Who violate and scourge Them unbeknown,
Then take your turn upon each vacant Throne
While still They fall, unknowing, from this wrong?
Do you believe your acts are in the right;
As though belief could claim to sanction rape?
Or take you carnal pleasure in the night,
While horrified Their past devoted gape?
Or do you quake with fear while knowing well:
The least such lie will have you burn in Hell?
This sonnet is part of a short sequence; click here to read it all:
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The Frankfurt School has got some ‘splainin to do…
heh.
Seriously, this gave me the shivers. Nicely done, Sir.
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David,
so sorry, you are upset with The Poamts Billew Website. We would be happy to answer any questions you have about our funding, judging, or services.
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I see now that, in a way, there is some relevance to this comment. I had intended to move it elsewhere, however I see that at least the billew followed my link and placed their extra topical post in a most topical place.
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What a great piece.
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Most kind. I sincerely hope that you will enjoy the entire series if you have the time and the inclination to read it as it posts over the next few days.
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If I don’t get to see it then I usually pick posts up in the weekly digests. Looking forward to reading it.
Laurie.
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Just to make it easier, here is a link to the entire sequence of five:
https://davidemeron.com/tag/the-rape-of-the-masters/#post-546
As of this moment two more have yet to post, but this link will find all five of them two days from now, or the first three as of today.
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Thanks David, I’ve saved the link will check them out.
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Thinking about this sequence has caused me to write a sixth sonnet which will post with the sequence finishing (unless I write another, &c) in two days time.
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You are one busy chap, looking forward to it.
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There are times when I write several sonnets in one day. I wake sometimes from a dead sleep and write another, &c. Sometimes I force myself to repost a sequence when writing additions to it, just to enforce some kind of break from it all. Still, what seems to happen when I do that is I write more and more ahead since I only post one per day. In any case you are most welcome any time; and thanks for your kind comments.
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Crikey David, you are a busy bee. You certainly impress me with your dedication and talent with sonnets. Well done.
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I do appreciate your kind comments. My Thanks.
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