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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.aol.com>,
"WRYTING-L : Writing and Theory across Disciplines" <WRYTING-L@LISTSERV.UTORONTO.CA>
Subject: sadness of empire
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:37:09 -0400 (EDT)
sadness of empire he burning load, S chless ar he fea s h Philoc he fury of he avenging god. s he lay raging on he lay raging on he fea chless ar chless ar . Seven were his ships; each vessel fif h shall wish, nor wish in vain. His forces Medon led from Lemnos' shore, Oileus' son, whom beau hose high he chief in agonizing pain, Whom Greece a . Seven were his ships; each vessel fif her'd dar he lay raging on ain'd Where once Eury s Tricca rears, Or where "I did not ask to be born, but now that you mention it..." http://www.asondheim.org/sadnessofempire.mov "We thought we were at the center of the world, I'm now a country of one." I riumph reign'd, Or where her humbler leng he Lemnian ground, A poisonous hydra gave leng s Tricca rears, Or where I hese his skill he sparkling waves divide, Which Podalirius and Machaon guide. To urre hose high ain'd Where once Eury y sail s. The bold Ormenian and As y barks Eurypylus commands. Where Ti -god impar home, rough wi home, rough wi heir paren roops, Argissa, Polypoe one's warriors; and where Or roops, Argissa, Polypoe s, Divine professors of heir paren s. The bold Ormenian and As he lies, And Oloosson's chalky cliffs arise. Sprung from Piri an day, when hurl'd from Pelion's cloudy head, To dis es leads, And Eleon, shel y barks Eurypylus commands. Where Ti roops, Argissa, Polypoe day, when hurl'd from Pelion's cloudy head, To dis eus leads, and for eus leads, and for an he lies, And Oloosson's chalky cliffs arise. Sprung from Piri he lies, And Oloosson's chalky cliffs arise. Sprung from Piri aurs fled) Wi heir leader's name. Wi hese y sail he shaggy Cen dens eus leads, and for hose who freeze Where cold Dodona lif aresius glides, And in rees; Or where he bold Perrhaebians came From Cyphus, Guneus was y ships obey. In he bold Perrhaebians came From Cyphus, Guneus was aresius glides, And in ream unmix'd wi hey flow, The sacred s he pleasing Ti hese hose who freeze Where cold Dodona lif he silvery surface pure hem for he dreadful oa h s o Peneus rolls his easy o Peneus rolls his easy reams below, Sacred and awful! from hous hous hous he dark abodes S h s hem for he swif hrough flowery Tempe Peneus s he glade, and nods his shaggy brows; Or where he Magnesians s he dreadful oa hous he glade, and nods his shaggy brows; Or where y sable barks y sable barks hrough flowery Tempe Peneus s he swif he swif ch'd benea he Grecian , O Muse! of all Achaia breeds, Who braves emm'd re ray'd: (The region s y sable barks , or rein'd in s he chiefs, and such hey s he Grecian in rain'd by him who bears ains flow, And eeds? Eumelus' mares were foremos , O Muse! of all Achaia breeds, Who braves , or rein'd ful foun rils brea , he silver bow. Fierce in he chase, As eagles flee he chase, As eagles flee he figh he same; O'er fields of dea he rapid car, And break heir age he silver bow. Fierce in hed a flame, Their heigh he ranks, and renown acquired, While s he war. Ajax in arms h , he same; O'er fields of dea he firs h h renown acquired, While s he ranks, and he ranks, and ired: (His was he unrivall'd race of heavenly s The mor h re ern Achilles in his wra ha roops, neglec heir spor ed on exceeds, And his ha he unrivall'd race of heavenly s heir spor s s h blood his cover'd chario y air The roops, neglec ain'd wi he brave chiefs he inglorious life deplored, And, wandering o'er and; The immor ive javelins ive javelins al coursers graze along he ground; Swif s heir lord. Now, like a deluge, covering all around, The shining armies sweep along he s and; The immor he brave chiefs he wild field, and blazes hem; as when angry Jove Hurls down h groan'd benea as a flood of fire, when s he inglorious life deplored, And, wandering o'er he ground; Swif h h redoubled blows, Where Typhon, press'd benea h redoubled blows, Where Typhon, press'd benea hem; as when angry Jove Hurls down s he wild field, and blazes he he avenging god. he burning load, S ning from above, On Arime when he he forky ligh h he fury of h he avenging god.