Tag: epic poetry
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Dark woods, Dante vanquished
Last night having supped With a modest cup proposed to compose My plans were soon scuppered by an interloper’s arrival Wind which kind ructions Blusterful cheeks bearded Boreas all mustered A casement closed at the latch explodes open Fumbling ecstasy, mumbling vexation chasing pages across the room Pages full of heretofore unseen quotations Solicitations to…
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Lover’s Declaration IV
Looking upon that frail image Of dashed innocence handsome Fractured armature obscene, needless casualty Why, Jove? Bleeding for loves which in actuality Divorced from lover fantasy Could never happen Young captains cut down standing Loaves never to leaven, for them heavengoing Like a crab crushed, rushed by gulls Never to grow to a man full…
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The Settling of Ogygia
Tide’s navel stirred as Hera’s rage at Zeus’ infidelity Thirty days pacing decks scarce enduring four abreast Until palm’d nest God’s lambent dove alights, wave-breasting Halcyon Effulgent battalions engaging a cloud Actium, trining lightning cracking Like bones ensconced in the fierce wrestling holds of Kleostratos Cackling sisters of world-weighted Atlas, themselves ballasted Lashed to sails…
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Goirias of the Violence
Goirias of living spear Gae Bolg Who hearing fear careers toward it Who runs ahead a phalanx, defiant Those whom it strikes die, spiked Splices poison-spiced, scorpions diced Delights downkneeing uprights, bending pridefuls Wrenching itself free a victim sans human aid, insatiable Sailing baleful naked breast next aimed for, mail-scorning Ranked highest of prided armoury’s…
Alchemisland 