Samson and The Liar: Parody

Yond the Book of Judges, uncover the smudges,
Samson and or Shimshon, a Nazarite vowed, son,
Delilah deceptor, Philistia's daughter,
The lipstick was preying, weight lift also praying,
The black widow spider, spun her web of desire,
Weakness met the Stronger, Judge o'er his souls--weaker,
At night, just half on fire, the other half conspire,
The turning half plotted, the burning unspotted,
Samson's made of muscles, Spider stings turned mussels,
Spider's stinger retracts, eight-legged scissors hair hacks,
Samson was made a fool, Philistines grad high school,
Graduates assemble, alma martyrs temple,
Philistines filled--pagan, Samson don't see Dagon,
Flunkies built the Temple, protest those assembled,
Chants "Tie him 'tween pillars," "psst--same dream's dreamer!"

... and the rest is biblical history (theoretically/archeology, unchallenged? HM? Methinks misconception partial with Kansas ...) *Philistia was originally via Egyptian hieroglyphics as Sea People mid 1300 BC. After losing the war with Pharoah Ramses III, was banished to southern Canaan. Oddly, archeologists do not support this resettlement claim via the hieroglyphics. Then known as Pelesets popularly became Philistines The Philistines were brought into notoriety via the Bible during the days of Abraham and Isaac as King Abimelech was then ruler of Philistia. And of note, Sarah and Rebekah, as well. Seranim's or Lords ruled Philistia. They fell under the swords and arrows of the Babylonian Empire ruled by King Nebuchadnezzar II. And of further note, Arabically, Philistine is a derivative word for modern-day Palestine.

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Crystol Woods

June 7, 2024 at 5:18 PM

How intriguing! I'm not catching all of your hidden gems, I'm sure, but what I catch I won't throw back ha! Always thought Sampson was a thug and bully... didn't deserve his ending but I think he was only changed because of it. Any who... I'm researching this form of poetry and so glad I came across this one!

William Kelii Kekaula

June 9, 2024 at 9:51 PM

I'm pleased with your frank attitudes towards the basis of parodies definitive factors, --scripturally, elaborations and mockeries aside, such is the nature of sarcasm--parodies birthrights. Guised in whatever form--the truth was delivered. Christ went into the wilderness and not the temples till later. Matt., Mark, & Luke, spoke of the Tempts..., Luke's Samaritan...Rich Kid can't do w/o $$, Aloha