Progress Chariot

August 10, 2006 12:01 AM EDT (Updated: August 30, 2006 12:39 AM EDT)

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The chariot of progress moving ahead

Jig jagging the hurdles of time

While the horses of science and technology

Ensuring our living hood prime.

The earth and sky echoing wonderstruck

With our flagged uproars of achievements

And frictional sparks of pebbly humanity

Watching mute our merriments.

The melody of our symphonic orchestra

Flickering like candle flame prior to darkness

And violin tunes of anguished concern

Shredding our forward journey of madness.

The chariot of blackness moving ahead

Bypassing humanity worth few dimes

While the horses of sins and apathy

Steering us to our joyous rhymes.

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John Doyle Aug 10, 2006, 1:15am EDT

The moving finger writes and having writ moves on

Omar Khayyam

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manoj sanyal Aug 11, 2006, 8:04am EDT

Thanks John.
Loved the quote.

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manoj sanyal Aug 17, 2006, 1:07am EDT

Thanks Liz.
Honestly, I never thought of reading this way.
Nice learning experience ... thanks to you.
Have you noticed that I have not used verbs ... just experimentation!

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John F Walter Aug 24, 2006, 8:44am EDT

Yes, manoj, your ingenious use of only gerunds to propel your public poem of outrage has really paid off here both as experiment as well as eloquent alternative screed. I especially liked the way you transformed "the chariot of progress" to "the chariot of blackness" by the last stanza, by showing the ironic contrast between 'civilization' touting its scientific and technological achievements and the actual and irreparable harm these unsustainable planet-threatening "advanced" activities are causing.
Superb, daedal versifying. Congratulations on the lab work in the soul.

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