As we walked to Jerusalem,
The men, they shaved often,
And I sold them the alum,
To make their skin soften.
Outside Jerusalem, bright and sunny,
After taking all their money,
I asked of them,
Why they needed to dress up,
To meet their prophet,
While handing me, my neat profit.
Son of God they said,
Would be very well bred,
And disciples,
Couldn't be rotten apples,
An ideal brood for an ideal man.
So I shook them by their hands,
Bought meself some clothes, all new,
And looked dapper,
While they whipped a poor pauper,
That christian, born a jew.
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17 comments:
zap: I promised, I came, I read.
Now I know zippo about poetry, but I really liked this one. (More than I liked Astro-poetry, let me confess). All kinds of thoughts it makes run through my head.
thanks.
oi Dilip, it is only alleged that this stuff I churn is poetry. Thanks anyway! :)
hey, longish time, but, remember me? (how n where are you)
@psyche - Yeah of course:) I'm good, based out of Bangalore for the last few years..How have you treated life meanwhile?
was homicidal till quite recently, when i managed to (quite literally) knock myself out cold a few moons ago - things are different since then -now i spend my days (not to mention nights) dreaming of Juba!
-Psyche
How have you and yours been?
-Psyche
@psyche - Juba in Sudan? Why Juba?
Do you blog anywhere nowadays?
That is so many questions.
I'm been getting along with the business of living life fine.
long story@Juba. Nope@Blog. Still reading some tho' :)
-Psyche
Oii! No answers!!:)
heh. ok. I'm fascinated with the referendum and the idea of stepping on a landmine while out on an evening stroll? :P (the truth is boring, hence...)
-Psyche
@ Psyche - Entertainment is better than the truth, as is demonstrated by the stuff we do to fill our days and not implode.
Where in the world be you?
I'm still playing Jekyll to good ole Hyde - some things haven't changed :)
-Psyche
Whyie is this blog being ignored? Tell me I say!
inspiring lines... :)
oi hoy, laangtime - im fresh off the boat from juba - how r ye?
i'm good psyche..in hyd end of this month. will shoot you email. lets catch up!
sure thing.
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