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richa replying on Call upon the wrath of god on ye by Imago 31 Oct 2004, 4:46 AM
I think it is ace that an angel's lack of genitalia can define its masculinity. Well done. But how do you sing.
jroday replying on Trust by Dovina 31 Oct 2004, 4:18 AM
Dovina you know this poem can work both ways. instead of his it could be her, and what i mean by that is my first wife reminds me of this poem. I tried so hard to make our marriage work, but I just kept on catching her in lies. she would say I'm going one place and end up in another.We had three children, she did'nt give a damn. all she wanted to do was hit the streets with her boyfriend. I still loved her no matter what she did, because i had hope that she would stop, and we could raise our family, but it did'nt happen. i divorce her.I was young and dumb but as time went on I became him in this poem because i said to myself i wont be hurt by no one no more, but my illness change all of that, and i remember what my grandfather use to tell me. all men have faults. small men are blind to thier own, and therefore remain small.
jroday replying on Ending by Dovina 31 Oct 2004, 3:13 AM
There's nothing like the beauty of memories. I imagine this place was beautiful. out in the country, and going back brought back memories, and you became depressed. you thought about the good and the bad times. sometimes going back home gives you peace of mine and motivation. because memories or like true love, it's always in your heart.
-=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. replying on Call upon the wrath of god on ye by Imago 31 Oct 2004, 2:19 AM
It's not archaic, but it's the province of dims-only.
-=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. replying on Call upon the wrath of god on ye by Imago 31 Oct 2004, 2:09 AM
P.S. zodiac, I just noticed that you addressed this point in a post below. I would add that given that the first line (+ title) of this poeme are nonsense, and that there doesn't seem to be a particularly nice fix that would fit with the rest of the poeme, the best solution is to scrap the whole thing. It's garbled Beyond Thunderdome anyway :(
-=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. replying on Call upon the wrath of god on ye by Imago 31 Oct 2004, 1:46 AM
> All you have to do, you fucking clod, is "Call the wrath of God upon ye/thee/you/whateverthefuck." The thing is that it's a command, so it still sounds dodge if you say "Call the wrath of God upon thee". Commands are in the 2nd person. Because thee means you, you're commanding someone to call the wrath of God upon themselves! Is that really what he means? He should get rid of the you/thee/ye altogether, and put: "Call the wrath of God to fall upon those who see fit to..."
zodiac replying on Call upon the wrath of god on ye by Imago 31 Oct 2004, 12:48 AM
Please... listen very carefully: Take a look at your example, "called on our friends to help". Do you see anything there even halfway grammatically similar to the line in your poem, "Call upon the wrath of god on ye", other than the phrase "call upon"? There isn't anything. Your friends are people; wrath is a thing. To make your comment example even slightly correspond to your poem, you'd have to say, "Call upon the help of our friends on us." That, of course, is gobble. On the other hand, to make the poem line similar to your comment, you'd have to say "called upon God to bring his wrath upon ye." This is just fine. THAT'S HALF OF THE FUCKING POINT. But it still doesn't take care of -=Dark_Angel=-,P.I.'s point that you don't know who's calling or where God is. If you're telling the abuser, or whatever, to call the wrath of God upon themselves - well, that doesn't make sense, does it? All they'd have to do is pretend they didn't hear or understand you, and there'd be no wrath, would there? Or maybe you meant, "[I] call the wrath of God upon ye". Then why didn't you just say so? Oh, because it sounded deeper this way. Well, I hope you see what kind of mess that's gotten you in. But I bet you just didn't know what the fuck you were saying. You thought, in some dim highschool English lit fashion, that the way you get wrath to fall on someone is to tell it, the wrath, "Call upon the wrath of God etc. etc." It's as if I called you on the phone (which I wouldn't) and said to you, "Find yourself and tell you to come over for videogames and cornchips." Am I right? Sheesh! Even the Jameses weren't that dim.
Imago replying on Call upon the wrath of god on ye by Imago 31 Oct 2004, 12:33 AM
definition for Call on or Call upon: To order or request to undertake a particular activity: called on our friends to help.
zodiac replying on Call upon the wrath of god on ye by Imago 31 Oct 2004, 12:31 AM
Ace call again, you dim! The word "whilst" isn't archaic in England - where richa lives!!!@!1!@! "to state these arguments with little if nothing to back them up seems somewhat arrogant."
zodiac replying on Call upon the wrath of god on ye by Imago 31 Oct 2004, 12:28 AM
No, you idiot! That wouldn't make it any better! For one thing, "May God have shame on you," is not at all what the expression "shame on you" means, so, Great work! God doesn't get ashamed, since he makes all rules regarding shame and normalcy anyways, and, as any schoolchild knows, spends most of his time Gloriously Nude. God BRINGS shame upon people. Excellent use of the language, man!!!!! For another thing, "may god have shame on you" isn't the same kind of phrase as "Call upon the wrath of god on ye" is. In order to be structured the same way, it would have to be, "Call upon the shame of God on ye," which doesn't make any more sense than your original. For another thing, you've totally missed the point! All you have to do, you fucking clod, is "Call the wrath of God upon ye/thee/you/whateverthefuck." That's how you do it. And here's an interesting sideline: The Bible wasn't written in King James English, you fucking moron!!!!! It was just re-written in King James for people using it during King James's time, and after awhile everyone thought it made them sound kind of cool and powerful, when really it just made them all sound like dolts and hopeless anachronisms. In short: forget all this Biblical reference gobble; you just thought it made you sound intelligent and poetic. I hope you're feeling horribly horribly wrong about that now.
Imago replying on Call upon the wrath of god on ye by Imago 31 Oct 2004, 12:19 AM
I admit I don't know the complete solution. Only god does. Truth though is definitely a step in the right direction. It is disappointing that there is no pill you can take to make it go away but sometimes you have to put it in god's hands and just admit the truth. People can be fucked up. The acceptance of that fact allows you to step above it if you are strong willed enough to do so. It ain't easy. Niether is the truth. Also by letting others know about what happened to you and by who. Can protect you and others from further harm.
zodiac replying on Ash by horus8 31 Oct 2004, 12:14 AM
re: "Seems the poem is a metaphor for something lost." You are the dimmest person ever! Congratulations!
Imago replying on Call upon the wrath of god on ye by Imago 31 Oct 2004, 12:05 AM
Written in the other way is blasphemous.
Imago replying on Fascists by Imago 30 Oct 2004, 11:55 PM
based on "We are legion for we are many"
Imago on Fascists by Imago 30 Oct 2004, 11:51 PM
Yes legion and many mean the same thing. It's a quote.
oneglove on My Last Thought by Fire_is_cool 30 Oct 2004, 11:33 PM
the punctiation is kind of annoying and breaks the poem up in a weird way
Imago replying on Call upon the wrath of god on ye by Imago 30 Oct 2004, 11:31 PM
Here's a poem for example. "Whilst the bells ring" By Richa. The archaic line is a reflection of the bible. Meaning you should think of the line in biblical terms. I will admit the "no blooms" line is redundant at some level but so is "Dead men tell no tales." That doesn't mean it doesn't have a secondary more poetically implied meaning.(Kill the snitch). I do believe you're all quite smart but to state these arguments with little if nothing to back them up seems somewhat arrogant.
Imago replying on Call upon the wrath of god on ye by Imago 30 Oct 2004, 11:08 PM
If instead I wrote. "Shame on you." in the first line or "may god have shame on you." would that be different. Ok we've agreed that thee means you. so lets define "You" and I quote :"Used to refer to an indefinitely specified person; one: You can't win them all." But I understand your confusion with this so I will change "thee" to "Ye" because I value your opinion so much. Even if your an insulting asshole.
Imago replying on Call upon the wrath of god on ye by Imago 30 Oct 2004, 10:39 PM
On and upon are the exact same thing. Look it up. Thee: refer to top definition can be plural.("god shed his grace on thee")To call upon something and to call something are 2 diferent things. I am not god I can't call his wrath but I can request it. I wish you guys would bring proof to back up your argument. By the way I like your poems.
Dovina on Trust by Dovina 30 Oct 2004, 8:41 PM
Next caller please. And by god, this better be good!