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| Seema Arif 24-12-07 |
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| I went looking for you up to Mt. Olympus Oh my God! Achilles Thou wert amongst us With eyes flaming in passion and compassion cloaked inside Sitting next to hearth, your bows and arrows resting beside Playing with acid of your mouth, concealing wine of your heart; That is your art;; any number of stories you may craft About conquered lands and massacred bodies;.none to spare Mutilated selves or deprecated ideals...Nobody to care Wingless nymphs and fairies shrouding everywhere...? The lion�s den is a lonely fare; no one here ever tries to dare. O' magnificent Greek god speaking of your glory May I use the word 'artless' in your story? No doubt... Death is for all, painful and gory... And life too cumbersome; nothing else is to worry It is time to quit our land to inhabit 'world', the living inferno That�s what they name Hell, if I am right...you know..! Alas! Olympus is too cold now to sustain a paradise. Even devils are not interested in such a franchise. O' Achilles, the great warrior; thou art the best armoured one Would you tell me please: How can we but shun? Souls from harsh wounds and hearts from bruises cold This is war...no victory to hold...but bearing losses untold Never knowing to bow and love...an archer's destiny Thy heart in a cruel arrest; thy soul in a mutiny All attempts went in vain to immortalize...Why? Impossible it is to witness whole new world with one shut eye! It's not always winning or letting ourselves loose; The beauty of life is in wisdom to choose. Have mercy upon thyself O' charming wizard! Coming out of thy worst spell deem not a hazard. To live we have to die may be thousand deaths, Every death a channel, charging countless rebirths Our dreams, desires and secret prayers all becoming alive To resurrect life on this earth! For our paradise to revive! |
| Rebirth or resurrection is wholy different concept than reincarnation. Rebirth is of new psychological self in one's life and does not mean new physical life of any form. |
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