Why Poems???

[[xeni]]

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (Edward FitzGerald)

"The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it."

"And that inverted Bowl they call the Sky,
Whereunder crawling coop'd we live and die,
Lift not your hands to It for help - for it
As impotently moves as you or I."

"Oh threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise!
One thing at least is certain - This Life flies;
One thing is certain and the rest is Lies;
The Flower that once has blown forever dies."

"Alas, that Spring should vanish with the Rose!
That Youth's sweet-scented Manuscript should close!
The Nightingale that in the Branches sang,
Ah, whence, and whither flown again, who knows!"

His poetry is fascinating, but i do not necesarily agree with his udnerstanding of life. According to Khayyam, anything which promotes ones happiness is moral??? Probably he puts too much emphasis on "living the moment" and ignores the past and the future...So easy to criticize, isn't it?

SG, poetry is the language of spirit, prose is the language of mind (C.M., you know... ;)). You can not criticize Khayyam for what he has written, because that is what he has felt. Let me ask you: What does "moral" mean?
So easy to criticize, isn't it? But I can do it...

[Manulaki]

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (Edward FitzGerald)

"The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it."

"And that inverted Bowl they call the Sky,
Whereunder crawling coop'd we live and die,
Lift not your hands to It for help - for it
As impotently moves as you or I."

"Oh threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise!
One thing at least is certain - This Life flies;
One thing is certain and the rest is Lies;
The Flower that once has blown forever dies."

"Alas, that Spring should vanish with the Rose!
That Youth's sweet-scented Manuscript should close!
The Nightingale that in the Branches sang,
Ah, whence, and whither flown again, who knows!"

What does "moral" mean?

Te njejten pyetje bej edhe une! C'kuptim ka morali? Ose ndryshe c'kupton ti se eshte morali per Khayyam dhe c'eshte morali per ty? Nese kupton moralin e tij, c'eshte "e kaluara, e tashmja, e ardhmja" e tij, do te kuptosh dhe kuptimin e poezise se tij. Poezia eshte ndjenje dhe "moral" i shkruar i dikujt tjeter per t'u kuptuar dhe jo per t'u censuruar apo per t'u kritikuar.

Po ato poezite e mia i pelqeu dikush :p ?

[[xeni]]

Po ato poezite e mia i pelqeu dikush :p ?

Tuajat jane ato? kush eshte Aida L. Bode? :)

(Pavaresisht nga pergjigja, PO.)

[Manulaki]

Tuajat jane ato? kush eshte Aida L. Bode? :)

(Pavaresisht nga pergjigja, PO.)

Une jam! :)

[[xeni]]

Une jam! :)

Not surprised. :) S'ka nevoje te perseris veten, besoj... ;)

[Veshtrusja]

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His poetry is fascinating, but i do not necesarily agree with his udnerstanding of life. According to Khayyam, anything which promotes ones happiness is moral??? Probably he puts too much emphasis on "living the moment" and ignores the past and the future...So easy to criticize, isn't it?

anything may be criticized (ashtu si tha xeni), but its harder to see the true worth in something...

what is happiness?

[Manulaki]

anything may be criticized (ashtu si tha xeni), but its harder to see the true worth in something...

what is happiness?

What is laughter, sweetness of soul, kissing your loved ones, touching love....?

[Veshtrusja]

What is laughter, sweetness of soul, kissing your loved ones, touching love....?

I wasn't quite looking for an answer to that :)

... but tell me, then, who do you agree with Khayyam or SuiGeneris ?

[[xeni]]

someone is being ignored here... :(

but, I have the chance to discuss the subject in person with SG... He is fortunately my best friend...

[Veshtrusja]

someone is being ignored here... :(

but, I have the chance to discuss the subject in person with SG... He is fortunately my best friend...

who's being ignored?

lucky you, you must have interesting conversations then..