The Wise Men and the Roman Authorities
...“Are we under them or not?” they debated,
“Do we owe them explanation?”, they demurred,
Sure of their validation of this baby, they stated,
To Herod that one day it’d be the king conferred.
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Categories:
zoroastrians, baby, birth, christmas, corruption,
Form: Quatrain
The Wise Men and the Roman Authorities
...“Are we under them or not?” they debated,
“Do we owe them explanation?”, they demurred,
Sure of their validation of this baby, they stated,
To Herod that one day it’d be the king conferred.
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Categories:
zoroastrians, betrayal, bible, birth, christmas,
Form: Quatrain
Villanelle: the Dilemma of the Non-Violent - 24
...Villanelle: The Dilemma of the Non-Violent – 24
Shout it hoarse on mountains how gods stand for peace
And in private plot the ruin spurn another’s faith
Do all voices hark to one and same mou...
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Categories:
zoroastrians, humanity, religion, violence,
Form: Villanelle
My Complaint Against Christian Fundamentalism
...Fundamentalists have misinterpreted the wise men,
Magnified them and blown up their faith in god,
Claim that the magi had an epiphany, heard from above,
In searching for, analysing and interpretin...
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Categories:
zoroastrians, baby, celebration, christian, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
The Seat of the Magi
...With the right of messianism,
And the depth of free will,
They journeyed to Bethlehem,
To hear the parents spill.
Zoroastrians true and ready,
Ripe for the monologue bold,
They offered g...
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Categories:
zoroastrians, arabic, baby, christian, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
Villanelle: Nations Barely Survive the Turbulence of International Events
...Villanelle : Nations barely survive the turbulence of international events
Nations barely survive the turbulence of international events
Yet end up like interpersonal relations with other nati...
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Categories:
zoroastrians, history, nature, relationship,
Form: Villanelle
Gregarious Garments
...uniting farcical flocks all over the world,
gregarious garments, talismans &
little good luck charms required by religions
to ward off “evil spirits,” to separate man
from “god,” or to just protect ...
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Categories:
zoroastrians, life,
Form: Free verse