Lord Yama
The one who comes again is not the oneto fear. That he returns serves but to showhe will not stay for long. His work is doneby stages, little cuts and tears. You knowhim more by the delusion in his...
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Dave--ab-fab to see you here again. The poem seems heavily considered, & you keep a level tone, a quiet detachment that lets the words do their work. I have a quibble, though, with "delusion in...
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Hi,I'm not too familiar with Indian beliefs and mythology, but you don't have to be to appreciate the sense of regret and menace that pervades this. The latter part of the poem is particularly strong...
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Hi Dave,First I want to ask if 'Yama' means 'yet another meaningless anagram'. That's all I got when I looked it up. I see a poetic display of apocalyptic events. My assumption is that Lord Yama is...
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Dave,I enjoyed this, but would enjoy it more if I understood who the 2 characters in the poem are. The second one, with the noose, must be Lord Yama, the God of Death,- yes?But who is the one who...
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Hi all - Good comments, all round - thank you.Mike - yes, there's a logical problem with 'know' and 'delusion' as I've used them, because if deluded, you don't know! I'll address that.Alan - I'm quite...
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