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Achaemenid Poems - Poems about Achaemenid


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...Nucleotidings by Michael R. Burch “We will walk taller!” said Gupta, sorta abrupta, hand-in-hand with his mom, eyeing the A-bomb. “Who needs a mahatma in the aftermath of NAFTA? Now, that......

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Categories: achaemenid, angel, child, childhood, children,
Form: Free verse
Privilege
...Privilege by Michael R. Burch This poem is dedicated to Harvey Stanbrough, an ex-marine who has written eloquently about the horror and absurdity of war in "Lessons for a Barren Population." N......

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Categories: achaemenid, courage, hero, patriotic, thank
Form: Verse



See
...See by Michael R. Burch See how her hair has thinned: it doesn’t seem like hair at all, but like the airy moult of emus who outraced the wind and left soft plumage in their wake. See how her e......

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Categories: achaemenid, age, goodbye, life, loss,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Dreams of the Battle of Thymbra, Lydian Persian War
...Dreams of The Battle of Thymbra, Lydian-Persian War In the midst of a battle I awoke thrown walking over the crimson red dead. Found and drew the shaft from solid stone standing on soil blood s......

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Categories: achaemenid, conflict, death, history, imagery,
Form: Narrative

Book: Reflection on the Important Things