Ode to Sisyphus in Love

#14 Posted by hobbyty on April 3, 2001 3:30:45 pm

Urstruly:

Sisyphus and Tantalus - characters from from Greek mythology. Sisyphus punished by the gods for learning and stealing the secret of fire. His punishment: to push a colossul up a hill, then push it down, then do it again for eternity. Tantalus (root for tantalize) his punishment: to be in sea water to his knees, above him, fruits of all manner, that evade his reach. To suffer unsatisfied Thirst and to Hunger through eternity. The ``Civilized man`` from The Epic of Gilgamesh (Babylon) - Freedom as the price for civilzation.

Smile and be cheerful - from scripture: (paraphrase) God loves the man who loves his vocation.

#13 Posted by nofil on April 3, 2001 2:44:40 am

i`m not hobbyty and actually i don`t like this poem all that much... next time i`ll put up a better one.

bye

#12 Posted by Urstruly on April 1, 2001 10:08:06 pm

Asim

Am I on the planet of apes or them?

(assuming that hobyty and author are two different people)

#11 Posted by aicha on April 1, 2001 7:44:19 pm

Bourbon Street to Pakistan - anticlimax??!!

#10 Posted by Asim on April 1, 2001 1:46:26 pm

Re : Hobbyty

``Sisyphus and Tantalus. The eight fold Path and the ``civilized`` of Gilgamesh.``

Now thats what i call a ``tashreeh``. Wah Kia baat hai. Sub kuch khol ker wazeh kar diya, mufaasir ney. Urstruly, I hope you are grateful now!

Adaab

Asim

#9 Posted by hobbyty on April 1, 2001 12:52:29 pm

Sisyphus and Tantalus. The eight fold Path and the ``civilized`` of Gilgamesh. I say smile a lot to yourself, then do it some more, till cheerful, eager acceptance is all that`s left.

#8 Posted by Urstruly on April 1, 2001 10:48:04 am

Poem samajh nahiN ayee. I think it would have helped a lot if you had written a short note on who (or what)Sisyphus was. Your resume is impressive though:)

#7 Posted by Studebaker on March 31, 2001 10:26:00 pm

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#6 Posted by Asim on March 31, 2001 8:37:23 pm

Oh! the word is Sisyphus. :)

Sounds suspiciously like ... well never mind! :)

Asim

#5 Posted by parmid on March 31, 2001 7:32:17 pm

Forget poetry. Express yourself in prose.

#4 Posted by Romair on March 30, 2001 10:36:09 pm

Just a sidenote: Why is the intro of the author longer than the poem?

#3 Posted by Ras Siddiqui on March 30, 2001 7:27:31 pm

Welcome to CHOWK Nofil!
temporal, lets turn this one over to you.
Very artistic!

Ras

#2 Posted by rsaxena on March 30, 2001 7:24:18 pm

Nofil

I especially like:

``But do not let yourself fall in love ...

You always forget the pain of it``

And this:

``Rearrange your thoughts and emotions

to make them look new each time

(and still slide backwards)``

I am recruiting people to join the Hedonist Church. You can either choose to experience the above, or come have fun with us.

#1 Posted by Binifer on March 30, 2001 7:24:18 pm

``Born in lust

turn to dust

Born in sin

come on in``

Stephen King.

an unintended brazen treat

or so they called this package sweet

a gift of love from God above?

a baby angel from eden shoved?

cosmic `oops!`, behemoth blunder?

what did send my soul asunder?

ruptured johnny? douche diffused?

no charm a egg could have refused?

but shredded veins are elfied back

peesho will purge the raunchy pack...

``...Sad for Candy. The lovely mistake that he is.``

thank u, my little billi