Poem - Obeisance to Radamanthus.
58I saw a horse standing in a field calm and relaxed,
I envied it.
In this octopus life my tentacles gripping needless things
I wave my soul goodbye, floating on top of life.
money, taxes, rules, conventions, things of no consequence.
Snorri Sturluson’s voice still heard,
the butcher, breadmaker and blacksmith down his street disappeared.
Life is lived in the leaving behind , all else is as Ozymandias
but the monkeys stand with money bowls
shiny trinkets piled up acorn like to winter pay
not for the crossing to the Underworld
or in obeisance to the harshest judge
but spent and squandered
now only baying and crying and begging,
be not so Radamanthine
Radamanthus
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Background
I saw this great word Radamanthine and did not understand what it meant, essentially it means unduly harsh or severe from the actions of a judge in the underworld called Radamanthus
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See results without votingPercy Bysshe Shelley's poem, 'Ozymandias
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert.
Near them on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear: `
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains.
Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
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Drax, my friend. Marvelous. That is some talent.
Reminds me of a French saying: graveyards are full of indispensable people.
I wanted to give you the heads up that we are making some changes to HP over the next several months that I hope will ignite the poets here.
Any features that you think would be useful to bring the poet community here together?
I felt Rhadamanthus peeking over my shoulder for years...he followed me closely through college, profession, and love...Last year I kicked his ass out, banned him from my presence, and began to live without obeisance to his soft tyranny...
Your imagery impresses, I must read more of your prose...Larry












roastedpinebark 3 years ago
Ive somehow stumbled across the 2nd piece before. I enjoyed reading your poem and will check out some others.