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Kierkegaard Poems - Poems about Kierkegaard


St Kilda, Scotland
... "Despair is generally defined as a loss of hope. In existentialism, it is more specifically a loss of hope in reaction to a breakdown in one or more of the defining qualities of one's self ......

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Categories: kierkegaard, 11th grade, bird, environment,
Form: Tetractys
One Spark
...The abyss of nothingness looms large in my consciousness Churning each moment belaying the time From Nietzsche to Kierkegaard their vacuum surrounds me An active volcano —whose lava is prime......

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Categories: kierkegaard, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme



Solitary Horse
...He played in the hills that day, And in the evening he heard the call to gather, And he came running, Eager that he might learn. He listened to the older horses: No horse is lucky till dead ........

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Categories: kierkegaard, angst, animal, horse, loneliness,
Form: Free verse
I Will Not Be a Yeats
...Yeats and I share the same sentiment: Ageing is absurd. But Yeats could not cope with it; He called it a caricature. But I not only know but also feel— Old is gold! I won’t be a Yeats! Ye......

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Categories: kierkegaard, god, happiness, life, philosophy,
Form: Lyric
When In Pain
...When I am in pain, My ego would be the first to leave, As rats would a sinking ship; The greater the pain the faster it leaves! My drives get ready to play a masochistic role. All philosophers,......

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Categories: kierkegaard, inspirational, motivation, pain, philosophy,
Form: Free verse



Absurdity
...Is it a new phenomenon, Known to the world Through Beckett and Camus? Sophocles long ago Heard it on the Aegean. Oedipus, Bhartrhari, Buddha—all, Over a period of intense suffering, Learnt t......

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Categories: kierkegaard, analogy,
Form: Lyric
Embrace the Chaos
...Not conscious of infinities blast Big Bang into reality our matter hurled The Moira in our ancient past held us captive in this world The blessings are the curses in every man’s situation A pro......

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Categories: kierkegaard, life, religion, science, ,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Fragility of Wealth
...Fragility of Wealth by Odin Roark He had known riches, This man wandering desolate landscapes, Once so generous of harvest. But now… He had seen it coming, It was but......

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Categories: kierkegaard, life,
Form: Prose Poetry
Skyping With Satan
...Me: Since Samhain I have been chatting with Satan on Skype..On this date he celebrates his fall from grace.. Satan: Thank you Ken..You look marvelous today..What is your routine? You haven't aged in......

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Categories: kierkegaard, dark, hope, philosophy,
Form: Prose Poetry
Who Would Have Thought
...I’m finding Derrida de-structured And Levinas‘ face makes me smile Who would have conjectured That one day I’d lecture On thoughfulness and all its trials? I prefer Kierkegaard to Sartre Who ......

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Categories: kierkegaard, humor, sorrow,
Form: Rhyme
I Dream
...I dream about my democratic socialist twin sitting in that beautiful world Above din and roar Where light shines down And fills entire world Lovespace Suffocating hatespace Reaching into depth......

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Categories: kierkegaard, political,
Form: Free verse
Contemplating Kierkegaard
...I too believe Flowers have more purposes than the bringing of fruit So that all of me is not known Though dig to the bedrock of my root And I have feared that I shall go away Before the golden f......

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Categories: kierkegaard, philosophyme, sick,
Form: Free verse
The Function of Prayer
..."The function of Prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays". Soren Kierkegaard......

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Categories: kierkegaard, prayer,
Form: I do not know?

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