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jurisprudent
03-06-2011, 05:42 AM
On this Sunday
When I contemplate on myself
Under the waves lulling life and time
My breath is already out
And I am standing on this Sunday
Past the Friday full of ashes
And before the recurring wheel of the Monday,
Life is dragging,
The ship wrecked on the rocks of Ithaca
And the hope
That was there on the far horizon,
The flickering whirlwind of sand
Rising to the heavens, sucking the lifeblood of lazy clouds,
And this whirlwind, I thought,
Will grab me, embrace me, thrill me, kiss me,
And lift me to God’s throne above.
Now, on this Sunday of Life,
Sitting on the rocks among my poor ship’s beams
Shattered, scattered all around,
I think,
I would say,
My Sunday is the end of my week,
Of my time,
Of all there is.
Buh4Bee
03-06-2011, 09:23 AM
I kind of laughed as I read this on my own Sunday morning. Before I read this, I was thinking about how much I was dreading going back to work tomorrow. I think we can all relate to the mourning of the weekend after it is over- the end of the week:

My Sunday is the end of my week,
Of my time,
Of all there is.
jurisprudent
03-06-2011, 11:12 AM
Yes; and Sunday here has additional metaphorical sense of not simply ending the week but why not lifetime at all
jurisprudent
03-06-2011, 02:38 PM
The title comes from here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmTGGGIftB8
Buh4Bee
03-07-2011, 11:03 AM
I can appreciate the greater metaphor, but I am never a fan of suicide. Unfortunately, I never have an appreciation for unusual music.
Delta40
03-07-2011, 05:09 PM
I find that sort of music irksome but fortunately there is enough genre's in the world to meet each person's tastes!

I thought the poem was rather depressing. I especially like how you placed me in the void of Sunday with your description of Friday and Monday. The boat is a great metaphor
jurisprudent
03-09-2011, 07:33 PM
Thank you very much for your appreciation! Yes, there is a sense of depressive contemplation, but there is no suicide in it.
Buh4Bee
03-09-2011, 08:47 PM
I am glad to hear that.
jurisprudent
03-11-2011, 03:34 PM
I'd say - something like submission to unfortunate fate.
Buh4Bee
03-11-2011, 08:27 PM
That is unfortunate event- having to submit to such a fate. Got the point.