Arts & Humanities - 1 July 2007

Who is Cymru’s enemy?
Not Germany, nor Spain,
Nor Russia, Serbia, Iraq -
They forged for her no chain,
Nor quenched her hearths,
Nor razed her homes,
Nor laid her altars low,
Nor sent her sons to tramp the hills amid the winter snow!

Who spiked the head of Cymru’s Prince
One drear December dawn?
While round it howled in fury
The devil's hungry spawn?
And mocked it with an ivy crown
On London’s Tower Gate
And butchered helpless Cymric babes,
The lust for blood to sate?

Who spread from Gwent to Ynys Môn,
The glare of midnight fires?
And scourged the land in rabid wrath
And tortured aged sires.
Who scourged our land throughout the years
Spread torture far and wide,
Till Cymru shrieked in woe and tears,
And hell seemed fair beside?

Who plied the Welsh-Not and the sword
The gibbet and the rack?
O God! that we should ever fail
To pay the bastards back!

Who ridiculed the noble Nine
Who fought to save our name
Amidst the shame of ’69,
And played its evil game?
Who shattered many a Cymric home
With dreaded midnight call,
And broke the loyal patriot hearts
Of those who’d give their all?

Who caused the Abergele Two
To fight at dawn of day,
And strike a blow for liberty
And all who died as they?
Who drowned Tryweryn’s ancient homes
With avaricious lust
Who smothered Cymru’s innocents
Of Aberfan with dust?

Not Germany, Afghanistan,
Russia, Iraq nor Spain
They did not strip this land of ours,
Or forge her shameful chain;
But England of the cunning words –
A crafty, treacherous foe –
'Twas England scourged our motherland,
'Twas England laid her low!

Rise up, Rise up Oh Cymric dead!
And rouse her living men;
The chance is come to us at last
To win our own again;
To sweep the English enemy
From mountain, vale, and bay,
And in your name, oh splendid dead!
Our sacred debt to pay

2007-07-01 04:04:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Poetry

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avoid this risk

adopt this safe behavior

voluntarily narrow the boundaries of your life

allow the government to reduce the number of dangerous choices available to you

Are these statements examples of a pervasive societal and socially acceptable cowardice?

Is thorough reading and serious consideration of them a bland acceptance that cowardice, preoccupation with death, prolonging life as the ultimate priority, is a virtue?

2007-07-01 04:02:22 · 6 answers · asked by Jack P 7 in Philosophy

Looking for some new reading material. Love to know your favorite poets and authors.

So if you could, give me the name of some of your favorite works from the people you give, that would be great!


My personal favorites:
Author- Stephen King
Poet- TS Eliot

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Falling, falling into the thunder
Thinking my emotions will swallow me
If i don't let you know quickly
But then i know as soon as i let you in
I'll push you out again

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what is our real purpose here?

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Apart from the fact that it instills in us a survival instinct necessary for continuation of the species.

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I have an assignment next week, and I was wondering If i could get some ideas from a few poeple.

In the essay I have to prove that Fate, Destiny and Luck do NOT EXIST in either or both of "Romeo and Juliet" and " A SImple Plan".

Any Contribution will be appreciated.

Thankyou.

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I think of you every day, but you still seem so far away. With each and every breath I take, every moment I am awake, you're on my mind both night and day. I keep hoping things will come out right. The depth of my love you'll never know, for my true feelings I can no longer show. You loved me once, but I pushed you away. I treated you bad, I forced you to stray. I want you back, my heart aches deep, for many hours I sit and weep. The pain I caused you, you'll never forget, but I am trying hard to pay my debt. How can I ever make it up to you? My apologies are way past due. There's a look of sadness in your eyes. I caused a lot, but I told you no lies. Just remember the good times, forgive the bad. Please don't forget the happiness we've had.

2007-07-01 02:00:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Poetry