Genesis (My oldest poem written in 1967)

Cherry

By Corin

Sun, 07 Oct 2012
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In the beginning there was night
And the night was Dark;
Yet the spirit of darkness was LIFE
And the LIFE shouted so there was light.
Then the Light and Dark came together
And of their union was the Earth.
With the Earth came the Sky, the Sun, the Moon and the stars.

Under the Sun, with the blessing of full time,
The Earth blossomed and bore Men;
But the Men brought death and death Sin
Till the Sin grew grew bigger than Men.
Then the LIFE became angry.

The ANGER became a wall of water
Which washed over the whole Earth
Except for the highest mountains
All but the brave men on the high mountains drowned.
After the brave men on the high mountains descended,
And there was a new beginning.

Now the beginning has ended:
The end has begun;
The LIFE will again be Angry.

Certificate U
Portentous Poems
Horror

Comments

Submitted by Sooz006 on
Scarily true, another good one.

 

Submitted by jolono on
Hi Corin, a belated welcome to the site. I've read this a few times now and each time I like it more! Great stuff and sooooooooooo true...

 

Submitted by Corin on
Thankyou very much Jolono. David Sir, I am a true labourer: I earn that I eat, get that I wear, owe no man hate, envy no man's happiness, glad of other men's good, content with my harm, and the greatest of my pride is to see my ewes graze and my lambs suck.

Sir, I am a true labourer: I earn that I eat, get
that I wear, owe no man hate, envy no man's
happiness, glad of other men's good, content with my
harm, and the greatest of my pride is to see my ewes
graze and my lambs suck.

Submitted by scratch on
Excellent Corin. Welcome .

 

Submitted by Corin on
Thankyou, Good to be here. David Sir, I am a true labourer: I earn that I eat, get that I wear, owe no man hate, envy no man's happiness, glad of other men's good, content with my harm, and the greatest of my pride is to see my ewes graze and my lambs suck.

Sir, I am a true labourer: I earn that I eat, get
that I wear, owe no man hate, envy no man's
happiness, glad of other men's good, content with my
harm, and the greatest of my pride is to see my ewes
graze and my lambs suck.

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Really good Corin, much enjoyed reading. Jenny.

 

Submitted by Corin on
Thankyou Jenny. Sir, I am a true labourer: I earn that I eat, get that I wear, owe no man hate, envy no man's happiness, glad of other men's good, content with my harm, and the greatest of my pride is to see my ewes graze and my lambs suck.

Sir, I am a true labourer: I earn that I eat, get
that I wear, owe no man hate, envy no man's
happiness, glad of other men's good, content with my
harm, and the greatest of my pride is to see my ewes
graze and my lambs suck.

Submitted by seashore on
And proud you should be of this though you don't say how old you were at the time?? (Don't answer if you don't want to!). PS. Silly me, didn't read the taster properly. A mere child...

Submitted by jolono on
Thanks Dave, not quite sure I understand the Lamb bit! But thanks...

 

Submitted by Corin on
Sir, I am a true labourer: I earn that I eat, get that I wear, owe no man hate, envy no man's happiness, glad of other men's good, content with my harm, and the greatest of my pride is to see my ewes graze and my lambs suck. This a quote from Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' In it Corin the Shepherd puts down the sophisticated courtier Touchstone with his honest and simple outlook on life. He says that he works for what he eats and wears, holds no grudge against anyone, is not envious of those better off than he is, is glad that others do well in life, accepts his own bad luck, faults and failures and is most pleased to see his flock of sheep do well. David

Sir, I am a true labourer: I earn that I eat, get
that I wear, owe no man hate, envy no man's
happiness, glad of other men's good, content with my
harm, and the greatest of my pride is to see my ewes
graze and my lambs suck.