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January 5th 2008 04:47
How Fortunate The Man With None
by Bertolt Brecht
You saw sagacious Solomon
You know what came of him,
To him complexities seemed plain.
He cursed the hour that gave birth to him
And saw that everything was vain.
How great and wise was Solomon.
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's wisdom that had brought him to this state.
How fortunate the man with none.
You saw courageous Caesar next
You know what he became.
They deified him in his life
Then had him murdered just the same.
And as they raised the fatal knife
How loud he cried: you too my son!
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's courage that had brought him to that state.
How fortunate the man with none.
You heard of honest Socrates
The man who never lied:
They weren't so grateful as you'd think
Instead the rulers fixed to have him tried
And handed him the poisoned drink.
How honest was the people's noble son.
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's honesty that brought him to that state.
How fortunate the man with none.
Here you can see respectable folk
Keeping to God's own laws.
So far he hasn't taken heed.
You who sit safe and warm indoors
Help to relieve our bitter need.
How virtuously we had begun.
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's fear of god that brought us to that state.
How fortunate the man with none.
Review in Poem by Dexter
Ignorance is bliss only for those who choose it,
Surrendering their desires for idle rewards in empty days.
Turning away from knowledge, stagnant minds fester,
Eye lids seeled, a vampire bat in the light.
Great men, men of worth face fear,
Singular convictions and judgements guide destiny.
Achieving extreme goals through focused bravery,
Is said “impossible” by those scared of beginnings.
Sincerity, psyche emotion governed by cleansed moral spirit,
Unhygienic in observed civilized pollution, corruption acknowledged.
Greed and envy spawn ignorance and the destruction of united joy,
Extinguishing universal light, all that survives is bleak reality.
A wonderful ideal, a daunting struggle for a selfish mind, mine,
Aware of undefined reward, motivated to endure, one day clarity?
by Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht 1898 - 1956
You saw sagacious Solomon
You know what came of him,
To him complexities seemed plain.
He cursed the hour that gave birth to him
And saw that everything was vain.
How great and wise was Solomon.
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's wisdom that had brought him to this state.
How fortunate the man with none.
You saw courageous Caesar next
You know what he became.
They deified him in his life
Then had him murdered just the same.
And as they raised the fatal knife
How loud he cried: you too my son!
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's courage that had brought him to that state.
How fortunate the man with none.
You heard of honest Socrates
The man who never lied:
They weren't so grateful as you'd think
Instead the rulers fixed to have him tried
And handed him the poisoned drink.
How honest was the people's noble son.
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's honesty that brought him to that state.
How fortunate the man with none.
Here you can see respectable folk
Keeping to God's own laws.
So far he hasn't taken heed.
You who sit safe and warm indoors
Help to relieve our bitter need.
How virtuously we had begun.
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's fear of god that brought us to that state.
How fortunate the man with none.
Review in Poem by Dexter
Ignorance is bliss only for those who choose it,
Surrendering their desires for idle rewards in empty days.
Turning away from knowledge, stagnant minds fester,
Eye lids seeled, a vampire bat in the light.
Great men, men of worth face fear,
Singular convictions and judgements guide destiny.
Achieving extreme goals through focused bravery,
Is said “impossible” by those scared of beginnings.
Sincerity, psyche emotion governed by cleansed moral spirit,
Unhygienic in observed civilized pollution, corruption acknowledged.
Greed and envy spawn ignorance and the destruction of united joy,
Extinguishing universal light, all that survives is bleak reality.
A wonderful ideal, a daunting struggle for a selfish mind, mine,
Aware of undefined reward, motivated to endure, one day clarity?
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