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Thread #160763 Message #3818484
Posted By: The Sandman
06-Nov-16 - 05:02 AM
Thread Name: Bob Dylan: Nobel laureate
Subject: RE: Bob Dylan: Nobel laureate
I have pasted two poems neither of them BobDylan, bet you cant guess who wrote these[ two different aspiring poets To the Moon
Sail on, as tirelessly as ever, Above an earth obscured by clouds, And with your shining glow of silver Dispel the fog that now abounds.
With languor, bend your lovely neck, Lean down to earth with tender smile. Sing lullabies to Mount Kazbek, Whose glaciers reach for you on high.
But know for certain, he who had Once been oppressed and cast below, Can scale the heights of Mount Mtatsminda, Exalted by undying hope.
Shine on, up in the darkened sky, Frolic and play with pallid rays, And, as before, with even light, Illuminate my fatherland.
I'll bare my breast to you, extend My arm in joyous greeting, too. My spirit trembling, once again I'll glimpse before me the bright moon.
North country scene: A hundred leagues locked in ice, A thousand leagues of whirling snow. Both sides of the Great Wall One single white immensity. The Yellow River's swift current Is stilled from end to end. The mountains dance like silver snakes And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants, Vying with heaven in stature. On a fine day, the land, Clad in white, adorned in red, Grows more enchanting.
This land so rich in beauty Has made countless heroes bow in homage. But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti Were lacking in literary grace, And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu Had little poetry in their souls; And Genghis Khan, Proud Son of Heaven for a day, Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched All are past and gone! For truly great men Look to this age alone.