2025 NaPM 17 April

[RiverNotch]

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but a better argument would be that Germany should have been divided up and completely de industrialised and Germany settled by swarthy males from the colonies to affect demographic change after WW1

literally Haddaway

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I would note, the New Testament is explicit about Jesus expiring before...a bone of his was to be broken

Yes, notch, I am well aware of that from bible study I have done.  My poem speaks to the 'art' of crucifixion. This is why I added a 'spoiler'. The Romans were very good at enforcing order, and provided public examples to do so. 'Roman candles' were a particularly gruesome way of 'illuminating' streets with impaled human torches.

Jesus was one of many thousands to suffer extreme punishment.

Thanks for weighing in,
Mark

Yee, I imagined that you yourself knew that, though I figured pointing out the detail in the comments wouldn't hurt

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Paean to Land Filled


Praise Hygeia, offspring of Apollo!
Patron of cleanliness
against all illness, praise!

Acres of stench, crushed goods,
food spoiled to reeking,
sunrise kisses rotted oranges,
avocados black inside and out,
cans rust-rimmed fermenting
liquors of strained peas,
and coverletting all, burst plastic bags
black, white, with gaily colored ties
their open wounds entrailing food
for seagull and swart crow,
brash birds of omen here placated
with offal of cities.

Sing!
Praise muscular men and their
strong hydraulic-thewed,
bright-painted bull-machines
hot green, sunflower yellow, treading down,
re-crushing trash, then covering
with perfume, disinfectant and then dirt
sealing until Time can churn
digested landfill into Land.

Sing!
Praise landfills and
stout men who manage them
for that small eternity
until they heal themselves
while sparing us
unpleasantness.

[Form:  Paean]

somehow this makes me think of the Sopranos xD