On the fields of Kurukhshetra, the longest epic unfolds in the Mahabharatha - cousins warring for the same throne...
Villanelle:The dilemma of the non-violent - 2
The formal war according to ancient rules
The pitted hosts convened on common ground
Till the last man drops or takes to his heels
Pandavas* Kauravas* on Kurukshetra fields
Victim serfs spiral eddy underground
The formal war according to ancient rules
Ceasar’s murder avenged on Philippi hills
Who but Anthony would wear Brutus’ crown
Till the last man drops or takes to his heels
Would Krishna’s advice suit glorious fools
Where would today’s Police victims lone stand
The formal war according to ancient rules
Raison d’Etat sprouts spikes on Police bulls
Would Matador face dead toro rule-bound
Till the last man drops or takes to his heels
When cowards anonymous cloak their jowls
Under Ku Klux Klan racist Police command
The formal war according to ancient rules
Till the last man drops or takes to his heels
[Notes: °Pandavas and Kauravas: opposing forces in the Hindu epic Mahabharatha (Great War), related by blood
and fighting for the anomaly of succession to the same throne. The Bhagavad Gita (Song of God) is part of this epic poem, the longest to date.]
Pray thee, My Lord Sir Don Ron: Dare I ask to what good fortune I owe your comment dealing only with the first line ? Do, please, Your Honour, get down to work and read the rest of my poem !!!
By the way, you have attributed in "Villanelle - 1", Martin Luther-King's "non-violence" to Gandhi-ji.
Might I humbly draw your Lordship's attention to the fact that the Great Indian Independence fighter actually acknowledged learning from the Great American Philsopher THOREAU the art of PASSIVE RESISTANCE (see also his correspondence with the mystic pacifist Leo TOLSTOY) and CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE, even if Mahavira's JAINISM (and the BUDDHA's teachings) have propagated "non-violence" in the sub-continent for ages. Thank you for reading. Humbly yours, Wignesan
Fighting by the rules has been abandoned many times. Usually when opposing forces were unequal and the less able side came up with a different solution.
The most notable battle in the past was that of the 300 facing a huge army of Persians. Their strategy was amazing and worked to the last man.
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By the way, you have attributed in "Villanelle - 1", Martin Luther-King's "non-violence" to Gandhi-ji.
Might I humbly draw your Lordship's attention to the fact that the Great Indian Independence fighter actually acknowledged learning from the Great American Philsopher THOREAU the art of PASSIVE RESISTANCE (see also his correspondence with the mystic pacifist Leo TOLSTOY) and CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE, even if Mahavira's JAINISM (and the BUDDHA's teachings) have propagated "non-violence" in the sub-continent for ages. Thank you for reading. Humbly yours, Wignesan
The most notable battle in the past was that of the 300 facing a huge army of Persians. Their strategy was amazing and worked to the last man.
Ron