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Roads and Romans

Roads and Romans 

Poem 1     Roads
Poem 2     Romans

 
Two poems by Bev Smith and Arthur Vaso

Form: Double Inverted Verse

Please read the poem “Roads” by Bev Smith first!
http://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/roads_672480

In fact the best way to read these poems are side by side.



Romans

As our journey begins
We never look back
Roman soldiers march only forward
To
New worlds and conquered lands
We travel with
Swords and hearts
Naively believing
Both are needed
To feed our lies

We learned
Lessons of greed and condescension
Others wept
As we flaunt our power
Yet we gave back many good deeds
Laws and roads
Wine and dreams
Truth or deceptions
We haunted them all

Saddled with civilization
We gave culture and art
Yet I the soldier still wonder
The right of our cause
Taking these tranquil moments
So that I gaze back to our past
Confirmations abound
On balance we advanced our faith
To better this precarious world
To discover life’s heartbeat
Every road we marched
We advanced the human cause
We seek

To expand 
The Roman Empire
For Bloody Caesar

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Richard Lamoureux Date: 5/24/2015 8:56:00 PM Yes, it is the reason that we travel. Login to Reply

Richard Lamoureux Date: 5/23/2015 8:28:00 AM I enjoyed rereading this one Arthur. Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 5/24/2015 8:28:00 PM Thanks Richard

Richard Lamoureux Date: 5/15/2015 9:52:00 AM I have walked along old Roman roads. It is amazing to walk through cities that were constructed so long ago. I enjoyed this collaboration. Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 5/24/2015 8:27:00 PM Thanks Richard, and yes, is it not wonderful discovering history like that while traveling!!

Kp Nunez Date: 5/15/2015 7:38:00 AM Very good collaboration, Bev and Arthur. Congrats! PS. I'm sure there's some way you can present your works side by side in both of your pages. Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 5/24/2015 8:26:00 PM Thank you Dear Kim, how is Jim? Is he keeping trim?

Afolabi Muideen Date: 5/14/2015 10:16:00 PM Interesting Arthur a great collaboration both of you. Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 5/24/2015 8:25:00 PM Thank you kindly Afolabi

Jan Allison Date: 5/13/2015 1:10:00 AM Well done Arthur and Bev - you have created a unique form - congrats t you both:-) Hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 5/24/2015 8:24:00 PM Thanks Jan, just trying to catch up on all my reading here!!! xxx

Tim Smith Date: 5/12/2015 11:38:00 PM Well I couldn't read them side by side....on my phone....but did my best to quickly go from Bev's to yours....amazing Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 5/24/2015 8:23:00 PM Buy another phone!!! problem solved!!!! :) Cheers

David Meade Date: 5/12/2015 11:37:00 PM I love these types of poems -- your insight into the roman mind . . . the human mind . . . how often we convince ourselves that our cause is the correct one . . . the last four lines punch it home. Nicely done! 7 You and Bev make a great duet!! Login to Reply