'Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.' In 1644 at the height of the English Civil War, John Milton penned Areopagitica , which is now known as one of history’s first impassioned defences to freedom of expression. Ironically, Milton never delivered this argument verbally, however there was no need, the message was clear; to allow freedom of speech in written form. John Milton may have been more concerned about religion and less with the politics of war; unfortunately, history has seen these two go hand in hand. Thanks to John Milton, and all who followed and fought for the right to freedom of expression. Thank you to all who exercise this right and provide the poetry, novels and the daily news which combined help to map out our history. On Time By John Milton Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race, Call on the lazy leaden-stepping hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace; And glut thyself wi
a new twist to the naisaikus !! i liked this style :)
ReplyDeleteNice style - I like this one!
ReplyDeleteSummertime, phew! a bit of a tongue twister!!
ReplyDeleteThank you all for checking in - this did not sound like a tongue twister in my head, nor did it appear to be when I wrote it down and scibbled all around it on the paper...then I read it. Funny twist.
ReplyDeleteThough I'm not a big fan of summertime, I liked your lines a lot. The twist feels like a big hug!
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I know, I know - me again!! It's just to tell you that there's an award for you in Poesia Torta. Kiss your eyes!
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i love this summertime...thanks for that comment...Thanks Kenia for introducing me to a new friend...
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