Erik the Red: Anacreontic Verse

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Poetic Form: Lyric
Inspired: 2023 December 14
Image: Father of the Vikings by Factinate

25 Berserk Facts About Erik The Red, The Father Of The Vikings

HEED, my words for at its end his name will be future seafarers guide like that of a star HAIL, the winds they come from the north and just yon, a star that none need attend and in its glow a wake of vessels single sails all HOLD, bold cold challenge ill tides a new land banished from their own a place painted green the night's of wars brought a new day HOME, a settlement lay the foundation later to be called history or his story HOPE, son well in years will make his own mark but for now its father's time Red hair, beard, temper ERIK the Red

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Edward Ebbs

Date: 1/31/2024 6:13:00 AM

I am grateful for your sharing and the efforts you put into your poem. It is meaningful to me all the poems written in this contest meant something to the authors. I truly appreciate that. Congrats!!!

Hilo Poet
Date: 2/1/2024 7:16:00 AM

Thank you, Edward, it was good of you to say, Aloha, William

Silent One

Date: 12/15/2023 12:44:00 PM

Interesting subject for this verse, I take it you did not enter this for the contest lol... your words flowed really well.. I have a few up my sleeve..

Hilo Poet
Date: 12/15/2023 1:25:00 PM

Lol, you can read Vijay's re my interest in bios, which is me that you're seeing and not my parents' good and evil--meant that they saw people differently. Good to see, there'll be long and not short/none-sleeved here. Thanks again, Silent One. Aloha, William

Vijay Pandit

Date: 12/15/2023 5:41:00 AM

You reach deep into the history with this poem, my friend. Splendid action verbs describe heroism and tell a potent story of the time --a FAVE for this wonderful ode you wrote, William.

Hilo Poet
Date: 12/15/2023 8:25:00 AM

Vijay, I like to write condensed bios of historical figures such as Erik, a Sijo on Nero recently, and a Sijo on Caesar a while back. The layout of this form is okay, albeit, Sijo's gives each line an impact feel to it which that form is designed to do. I am very grateful for commenting and Fave of this rendition, my friend. Aloha, William