Stauros

[Tiger the Lion]

Stauros
 
The good news
friend, is there are still those
that bear you,
 
though your weight
is measured too much
for most.

[RiverNotch]

wait, so why the Greek instead of the English?

[Tiger the Lion]

wait, so why the Greek instead of the English?

Was reading a debate on the word Stauros and this happened. I think because it sounded more readily-personified.

[RiverNotch]

wait, so why the Greek instead of the English?

Was reading a debate on the word Stauros and this happened. I think because it sounded more readily-personified.

readily-personified? 

looking at this in relation to the Jehovah's Witnesses thing is kinda interesting -- had to Googlefu the title, so stumbled into that. though i'm not quite sure if that's the debate you're talking about...

[dukealien]

Stauros
 
The good news
friend, is there are still those
that bear you,
 
though your weight
is measured too much
for most.

Admirable sentiment, puts one in mind of William Penn (Quaker) and his doctrine of one's daily cross to bear - like layers of the proverbial onion.  (Penn's other pole was Pride... he was against it.)

Free-associating:  plank owner of a new project carries it with him; Ulysses and his oar looking for the bystander who didn't recognize it.

Tempted to substitute "felt" in place of "measured" for sense and sound, but it would change the meaning (to feel it, must have tried it... measuring could cause abandonment before even feeling the weight).

[nibbed]

Stauros
 
The good news
friend, is there are still those
that bear you,
 
though your weight
is measured too much
for most.





This poem is very clever.
Prodding.
Brilliant, really, though I
also questioned the Greek title.

nibbed