Subversive - A Collection of Poetry - 5. Hymn of Lament

Hoping you can watch this video, a hymn to Sekhmet, the great Egyptian deity of medicine, healing, and destruction too. Reading your poem almost seemed like new lyrics for this ancient hymn. 

Thanks for posting.

I would agree with Ben. Your poem really felt like it was written for this video. Reading your poem by merging that tunes has given a feeling you just can't explain. Just divine. Well done. 

14 hours ago, AC Benus said:

Hoping you can watch this video, a hymn to Sekhmet, the great Egyptian deity of medicine, healing, and destruction too. Reading your poem almost seemed like new lyrics for this ancient hymn. 

 

Thanks for posting.

 

 

8 hours ago, Emi GS said:

I would agree with Ben. Your poem really felt like it was written for this video. Reading your poem by merging that tunes has given a feeling you just can't explain. Just divine. Well done. 

Thank you both for reading. I watched to the video. It sounded a bit like Vedic chanting to me. My poem did not come to me that way actually. But that is the mystery of poetry, that appears in many ways in many rays. The visuals of the video was really cool. I was an Egypt nerd growing up, influenced by Dr. Zahi Hawass. So I did recognize a lot of the images. River God by Wilbur Smith was also a great influence. I read that so many times. The later books of the series became muck when Taita received superpowers. But, River God is golden. This poem was not about Egypt, even though it has quite a few Egyptian symbols and metaphors, but more about romantic poets of England, one poet in particular, can you guess the name? 

2 hours ago, asamvav111 said:

 

Thank you both for reading. I watched to the video. It sounded a bit like Vedic chanting to me. My poem did not come to me that way actually. But that is the mystery of poetry, that appears in many ways in many rays. The visuals of the video was really cool. I was an Egypt nerd growing up, influenced by Dr. Zahi Hawass. So I did recognize a lot of the images. River God by Wilbur Smith was also a great influence. I read that so many times. The later books of the series became muck when Taita received superpowers. But, River God is golden. This poem was not about Egypt, even though it has quite a few Egyptian symbols and metaphors, but more about romantic poets of England, one poet in particular, can you guess the name? 

Sorry. I don't have any guesses. You guys have more knowledge in poetry than me. You are even experienced in reading books. Big. Real. Books. I don't have that knowledge unless I check in Google. Thanks for that or otherwise I'd be illiterate among literates.

And, yes according to Google, your poem looks or written holding the theme of Greek myths or something like that. And I am really confused about the England poet's part in it. I'd like to learn though. 

~Emi. 

Hi, it is an interesting mix of iconography you use. Like a melting pot. I like it. It shows, how thoughts of humans over the epochs are connected to each other.

On 19/4/2017 at 10:28 PM, Lyssa said:

Hi, it is an interesting mix of iconography you use. Like a melting pot. I like it. It shows, how thoughts of humans over the epochs are connected to each other.

Thank you Lyssa. I certainly believe in that.

On 19/4/2017 at 10:10 PM, Emi GS said:

 

Sorry. I don't have any guesses. You guys have more knowledge in poetry than me. You are even experienced in reading books. Big. Real. Books. I don't have that knowledge unless I check in Google. Thanks for that or otherwise I'd be illiterate among literates.

 

And, yes according to Google, your poem looks or written holding the theme of Greek myths or something like that. And I am really confused about the England poet's part in it. I'd like to learn though. 

 

~Emi. 

The poet you seek is John Keats. This poem is an inverse of his Ode to Nightingale  and mimics the progression of The Fall of Hyperion. There are also references to his philosophy of Mansion of Many Apartments. All together it is an homage to Keats & his creations.