About Ziggurats: A Double Helix Abecedarian -...

About Ziggurats:

Before Young

Cyrus / Xerxes /

Darius Were

Enthroned Victorious,

Foreign Ur-s

Grew Temples,

Hallowed Sanctuaries

Inspiring Romans,

Jeweled Queens/

Kings, Parading

Legions Of

Minor Nebuchadnezzars.

Now Men

Only Leave

Persian Kisses,

Quick Junkets

Replaying Invasions,

Spreading Hell

Throughout Gaia

Under Fevered

Vanity Ensigns.

What Deja-vu!

Xenocratic Cella/

Yawing Babylonian-

Zeitgeist Americana.

Ziggurat: Ancient temples built in Babylon and Assyria / Modern Iraq and Iran

Cyrus / Xerxes / Darius: Persian Kings who conquered the Middle East and Asia Minor

Xenocratic: Rule by foreigners

Cella: Innermost sanctum of a classic temple

Zeitgeist: Spirit of the times

Foreign Ur-s: A really bad pun I couldn't resist

Comments: 39

Andy Harold Nov 5, 2009, 10:59pm EST

So aptly put. The current powers-that-be ignore history, therefore we all must repeat it.

Atticus *. Nov 5, 2009, 11:09pm EST

Thank You Andy, you got it.

M C. Nov 6, 2009, 2:05pm EST

Too complex for the moment, will have to come back to it, however I understood Andy's comment... so it's a start.

A DOUBLE HELIX.... so many words, so little time !

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Georgiana S. Nov 5, 2009, 11:06pm EST

what is the formula for writing this Abceredarian?

Atticus *. Nov 5, 2009, 11:08pm EST

A to Z down the left. Z to A down the right.

Georgiana S. Nov 6, 2009, 6:40pm EST

OK, I see the format now! Thanks, another challange for the mental dictionary!

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Angela A. Nov 5, 2009, 11:08pm EST

Awesome!
I love acrostic poems.
Thanks for posting to my group, Anythingwriting

Atticus *. Nov 5, 2009, 11:09pm EST

Thanks Angela. Are you feeling better?

Angela A. Nov 6, 2009, 2:55pm EST

I went to the doctor and he gave me some medicine. I have yet another sinus infection. Yeah me. Not!

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JOHN BECK Nov 5, 2009, 11:18pm EST

Impressive!

Atticus *. Nov 5, 2009, 11:53pm EST

Thanks John :-)

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James Ciriaco Nov 6, 2009, 12:15am EST

I'm not kidding. I have the shot right here.

Atticus *. Nov 6, 2009, 12:19am EST

ok, Ok! I'm going to bed!

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THE REVEREND CRIPES Nov 6, 2009, 1:41am EST

you need to be teaching...i love this form

Atticus *. Nov 6, 2009, 11:54am EST

Thanks Rev. It's a fun little puzzle

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tamerlane f. Nov 6, 2009, 2:28am EST

Chilling, Atticus! Reminds me of Nostradamus! x tame

Atticus *. Nov 6, 2009, 11:52am EST

Thanks tamerlane. Nostradamus is fascinating. I used to read and re-read the quatrains to try and figure them out.

tamerlane f. Nov 6, 2009, 5:18pm EST

Who knows? Maybe he's passing the baton! Stranger things have happened! x tame

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JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Nov 6, 2009, 5:30am EST

The Reverend is right.

Well done, very well done, my friend.

Atticus *. Nov 6, 2009, 11:53am EST

Thank you Little Red. :-)

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Len Maxwell Nov 6, 2009, 8:13am EST

I went crazy just getting from A to Z and you pull this kind of thing? I think I'll just quit trying.

Atticus *. Nov 6, 2009, 8:32am EST

Don't feel that way my friend - I'm just exploring the range of possibility. - This is just playfullness, plain and simple. :-)

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R. Ellen M. Nov 6, 2009, 8:37am EST

LOL! Thanks for the definitions!!!! Job well done and yes a whole lotta fun!

Atticus *. Nov 6, 2009, 11:54am EST

Thanks Ellen. I'm so glad you liked it! :-)

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Kushal Poddar Nov 6, 2009, 10:04am EST

I am still stunned. The complex form and the easy flow. Brilliant.

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977887537

Atticus *. Nov 6, 2009, 11:55am EST

Thank you indeed my friend Kushal.

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Purrrrrrrrrrr~Genki dashite~Nantoka naru-yo! S. Nov 6, 2009, 1:55pm EST

amazing!~ enthralled

Atticus *. Nov 6, 2009, 4:45pm EST

Thanks Purrrrrrrrrrr!

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Purrrrrrrrrrr~Genki dashite~Nantoka naru-yo! S. Nov 6, 2009, 1:56pm EST

Thank you for postimg to GutterGirls~

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Adrian Eve Revenaugh Nov 6, 2009, 3:05pm EST

Double helix...coded in to our DNA perhaps? This is a choice morsel tucked into Raven's beak. Trickster form; humor and clever straight shooting. You pose some of the more lethal questions facing us two-legged types. How will make it different this time around?

Well done Atticus! The Surreal Circus and a proud feature.

Adrian Eve Revenaugh Nov 6, 2009, 3:06pm EST

And yes, FUN! Quite fun.

Atticus *. Nov 6, 2009, 5:05pm EST

Hi Ade, Thanks so much for the feature!

Yes, the "Double Helix" was meant to refer to the form:

A.....Z
B.....Y
C.....X
D.....W
E.....V
etc....

and the and DNA looking shape it took on as a result of the pairings. Although it kind of reminds me of a Doric column which also fits the "architecture" of the poem.

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Granny Janny H. Nov 6, 2009, 9:50pm EST

Give me a break! You could write a whole book of this form at this pace. Wouldn't that be fun?
Or maybe you should start a gather group that only accepts this form and then publish a group effort...Oh, the possibilities.
I tip my hat to you dear talented poet and pal!
Featured in Poet's Weekly Muse.

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Brenda Clews Nov 6, 2009, 11:41pm EST

What great fun... not just a primer, but a primary lesson in history! What was, isn't. We are witnessing the demise of an empire, set of beliefs, even as the alphabetic DNA is mutating into new forms! Wonderbar!

Atticus *. Nov 7, 2009, 2:13pm EST

Thanks Brenda, I glad you enjoyed this.

Brenda Clews Nov 9, 2009, 10:32pm EST

tee hee ... blushing, I *did* leave a comment, but on this poem!

As a friend recently said,

Sometimes my mind wanders, and sometimes it wanders away.