ordenmagier: So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and w

Isaak Fernand von Kämpfer//Panzermagier (

ordenmagier) wrote,
@ 2008-04-27 10:53:00

Entry tags:

all the world's a stage, amused magician is amused, gently mocking, mindfuck 101, my thoughts on war, unaffected

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went,
And took the fire with him, and a knife.
And as they sojourned both of them together,
Isaac the first-born spake and said, My Father,
Behold the preparations, fire and iron,
But where the lamb, for this burnt-offering?
Then Abram bound the youth with belts and straps,
And builded parapets and trenches there,
And stretchèd forth the knife to slay his son.
When lo! an Angel called him out of heaven,
Saying, Lay not they hand upon the lad,
Neither do anything to him, thy son.
Behold! Caught in a thicket by its horns,
A Ram. Offer the Ram of Pride instead.

But the old man would not so, but slew his son,
And half the seed of Europe, one by one.

Dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori. Indeed.

(59 comments) - (Post a new comment)

	fromthewell 2008-04-27 03:25 am UTC (link)
	What is that? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ordenmagier 2008-04-27 03:27 am UTC (link)
	Poetry, little one. Do you know of Wilfred Owen? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	fromthewell 2008-04-27 03:28 am UTC (link)
	Not really, no. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	Filter; ordenmagier 2008-04-27 03:30 am UTC (link)
	Perhaps I could teach you. Are you enjoying the war? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	Filter; fromthewell 2008-04-27 03:31 am UTC (link)
	If you want. I don't know, it's too loud. I had more fun the other day. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	killing_sweep 2008-04-27 03:48 am UTC (link)
	How poetic. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ordenmagier 2008-04-27 04:03 am UTC (link)
	It's rare to find one who appreciates its subtle art here. You must be Byakuran. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	killing_sweep 2008-04-27 04:10 am UTC (link)
	And you must be well-informed. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	ordenmagier 2008-04-27 04:20 am UTC (link)
	Merely exceedingly bored. I have not overstepped my boundaries, have I? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	killing_sweep 2008-04-27 04:23 am UTC (link)
	If you've over-stepped them, it's only served to make you more interesting, Mr.... ~? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	lyra_of_dust 2008-04-27 03:55 am UTC (link)
	That's roman, en't it? Although if anyone believes it... they en't too bright. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ordenmagier 2008-04-27 04:03 am UTC (link)
	The last line? Latin, we'll say. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	lyra_of_dust 2008-04-27 04:05 am UTC (link)
	Eh? We'd call it Roman, in my world. Since that was the name of the empire, right? But it's silly... To die for pride. People who think like that... they're easy to use. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	ordenmagier 2008-04-27 04:09 am UTC (link)
	The name of their language is markedly different, my dear. Oh? How odd, something like this coming from you. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	filtered lyra_of_dust 2008-04-27 04:12 am UTC (link)
	So odd? Don't you remember my surname? I like people, but I know they can be stupid sometimes. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	whofelltoearth 2008-04-27 04:20 am UTC (link)
	The quote is Horace, isn't it? As far as the poem, I'm not a fan of poetry. I wonder what of a man without a country. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ordenmagier 2008-04-27 04:23 am UTC (link)
	I believe you'll find the poem itself quite tragic, Abel. Are you such a man? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	whofelltoearth 2008-04-27 04:28 am UTC (link)
	Maybe I'll try to read it, when I can concentrate. There's too much...going on. I never was good at all of that symbolism, even when I was in university. Yes and no. I'm sure that everyone must have a country, in one way or another, but some of us aren't capable of patriotism. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	ordenmagier 2008-04-27 06:15 am UTC (link)
	It's fine if you cannot, and I understand. You've been through a lot during the past few weeks. You are holding up well? Perhaps those men are the luckiest ones of all. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	whofelltoearth 2008-04-27 07:06 am UTC (link)
	Well enough. I have a feeling someone I care about will be returning to me soon. Why do you think that? It can't be good to be so disenfranchised. People need something through which to find commonalities with other people. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	twin_gunsy 2008-04-27 05:00 am UTC (link)
	Maybe the son was more fun~ to kill~? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ordenmagier 2008-04-27 06:14 am UTC (link)
	Oh? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	twin_gunsy 2008-04-27 02:42 pm UTC (link)
	May~be~? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	ordenmagier 2008-04-27 02:44 pm UTC (link)
	I take it that you're unaware of the subtle nuances of those words. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	twin_gunsy 2008-04-27 02:48 pm UTC (link)
	..... yep! (Reply to this) (Parent)

About

Help

Get Involved

Legal

Store

LJ Labs

Username:		Create an Account Forgot your login or password? Login w/ OpenID
Password:
	Remember Me
	English • Español • Deutsch • Русский…