Arthur Zulu
When I go to the beach to feed my eyes with the wonders of creation,
I cannot look closely because the girls are naked.
When I sit in a dance concert to watch the dancers and lift my soul from the sorrows of life,
I cannot look closely because the girls are naked.
When I attend an award night to watch the megastars and chart my course to stardom,
Two girls in silk kimonos, both
Beautiful, one a gazelle.
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
I cannot look closely because the girls are naked.
And when I walk home desiring to gaze at the beautiful faces of the damsels, and bless the God of creation,
I cannot look closely because the girls are naked.
What then is this life if a man cannot visit the beach, watch a dance, attend a party, or walk the streets, because the girls are naked!
(EXCERPTED FROM "BEAUTIFUL," A POETRY COLLECTION BY ARTHUR ZULU, TO BE PUBLISHED SOON. IF YOU ENJOYED READING THE POEM AND WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TOWARD ITS PUBLICATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE AUTHOR.)
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Fear no more the heat o’ the sun
Nor the furious winter’s rages;
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home art gone, and ta’en thy wages;
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.
Fear no more the frown o’ the great,
Thou art past the tyrant’s stroke;
Care no more to clothe and eat,
To thee the reed is as the oak:
The sceptre, learning, physic, must
All follow this and come to dust.
Fear no more the lightning flash,
Nor the all-dreaded thunder-stone;
Fear not slander, censure rash;
Thou hast finished joy and moan:
All lovers young, all lovers must
Consign to thee and come to dust.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
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Arthur Zulu is an editor, book reviewer, and published author.