Ides of March

sooth said to Caesar sire beware the Ides of March- assassins martyr'd

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Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 5/8/2020 9:26:00 AM

A sad day for Ceaser when he was assassinated by his senators - 'et tu Brute - the 15th March. Beware the Ides of March - Shakespeare's play. I loved this Senryu. Blessings Jennifer.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 4/21/2020 2:09:00 AM

Applicable then and now.

Paul Callus

Date: 4/4/2020 4:33:00 PM

Said in a nutshell...very ably written, Richard. You have taken me back to my College days; this was one of the Shakespearean plays which I had to study. How time flies!! Regards // paul

Quoth Theraven
Date: 4/4/2020 6:05:00 PM

Thanks Paul, always had a special meaning for me too. The days of taking photos with a cheap camera and Kodacolor VR 400 come to mind. -Richard

Roland Dust

Date: 3/20/2020 9:14:00 PM

Total Recall of Shakespeare. Brilliance in the smallest of packages! May the Ides be with you only in the best of ways. Have a great March my friend.

Quoth Theraven
Date: 4/4/2020 6:08:00 PM

In the year 7510 If God's a coming, He oughta make it by then Maybe He'll look around Himself and say Guess it's time for the judgment day~~~~~ In the year 8510 God is gonna shake His mighty head He'll either say I'm pleased where man has been Or tear it down, and start again. In the Year 2525 - Zager and Evans

Quoth Theraven
Date: 4/4/2020 5:43:00 PM

Thank you Roland, be safe through the Ides of April, maybe even May? -Richard

Gershon Wolf

Date: 3/19/2020 9:10:00 AM

My favorite Shakespeare play, by the way, including that awesome funeral speech. (Charleton Heston's version, if you've never checked it out). Thanks! :) gw

Quoth Theraven
Date: 4/4/2020 6:05:00 PM

Thank you Gershon, one of my favorite actors, though I don't recall this film. "The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones." -Julius Caesar, Act 3 Scene 2.

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 3/18/2020 9:48:00 AM

Well penned Richard - love watching any TV series with Caesar. The Ides of March (15th) about 400 BC, Julius Caesar was brutally murdered By Brutus and others - "et tu Brute" said Caesar. Because of his assassination on this important day Caesar was and is remembered, as a Martyr. Bravo a great write. Blessings, Jennifer.