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By Fledermaus
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24 July 2007 |
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They tore down the statues
They burned churches down
Thousands of years destroyed
In the name of their God
Great kings went on crusade
Catholic, Protestant
They laid waste to all lands
In the name of their Christ
War raged for thirty years
As the frontline shifted
Wave after wave and wave
In the name of their Lord
The Christian world split
Over Luther's theses
And people were murdered
In the name of their church
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Written by philkent (157 comments posted) 24th July 2007 | I'm not clued up on the history of the protestant reformation, other than that it destroyed some beautiful buildings and made English churches a lot duller decor wise, which is a shame regardless of religious belief or not.
There was a sense of upheaval and anger in this piece. For some reason, rythm wise, it reminded me of a bard reciting in some Anglo-Saxon mead hall about a great battle. A modern and challenging theme with a traditional structure. They complimented well. |
Written by Phil (6688 comments posted) 24th July 2007 | And it still goes on under the name of some god or other.
Not sure I agree with Phil. There is power in the words but the last line of each verse saved this from being a prose piece. Not a crit as such - it was worth a read and well worth saying - just unsure about poetic structure. I can tell you've worked hard on the syllable count but I found it hard to estabish a pulse or rhythm. Probably just me.
Phil | I think
Written by maipenrai (783 comments posted) 25th July 2007 | | this is a excellent read, religion!!! |
Written by Fledermaus (3248 comments posted) 25th July 2007 | Thanks Phil and Phil 
Philkent: The 30 Years' War is probably the largest armed conflict in Europe until WW1. Nearly every European country was involved and one fifth of the population of the Holy Roman Empire was killed.
The last part of the Dutch 80 Years' War, some of the Polish-Swedish Wars, the swedish-Danish wars, the Anglo-Spanish War, the Anglo-French War, the Franco-Spanish War, the Hugenot uprising, the English Civil War and so on, are all related to this. Yet the main conflict took place in Germany. It seems the whole of Europe was fighting eachother in the 17th century...
Phil: I supose you're right. Perhaps it also as to do with the fact that all lines are six syllables while I usually use seven. Somehow an uneven number seems to flow better.
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Written by Fledermaus (3248 comments posted) 25th July 2007 | | Thanks maipenrai Strange isn't it, that a suposedly peaceful religion like Christianity could cause so much destruction? | "Plus ca change, plus ce la meme chose
Written by Seagull (174 comments posted) 25th July 2007 |
"My son, always respect and honour the other fellow's point of view. Unless it's different from yours, of course."
That said: I enjoyed reading this poem. I appreciate the effort and craft required to keep to, either a rhyming scheme, or syllable count, or whatever device the writer employs.
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Written by Fledermaus (3248 comments posted) 25th July 2007 | Thanks Seagull. Good quote  |
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