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Aztec Poems - Poems about Aztec


The Aztec Empire
THE AZTEC EMPIRE Once so high and mighty A symbol of power and glory Fearless in combat of fists and arms Causing harm became a norm Over their enemies their dominance displayed Rising from the ranks a warrior was raised Like a god in mortal form he was so praised Cuauhtémoc, fearless leader of the mighty Aztec empire His wit and strength greatly...

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Categories: aztec, history,
Form: Narrative
Teotl Shining Through
Teotl is the shining gold light above everything Wearing a mask of white and grey clouds Teotl is the breath and wind of all seen and unseen Greeting all who return to its arms Split a piece of wood, hear a heart pulsating within Lift a rock, smell fine incense burning Open up a flower...

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Categories: aztec, beauty, culture, mythology, nature,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member The Ancient Aztec
I bought the Aztec Spirit Shield and an ancient voice began to speak. She gave me information about the Mexicas, as they called themselves. Did you play racquetball? I asked her. She said they had a game. It is a combination of racquetball, soccer and basketball. The feathered serpent on the shield stared me down. Did you have slaves? She laughed. We...

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Categories: aztec, culture,
Form: Prose Poetry
Aztec Summer
The Mexican midsummer sun beamed down mercilessly, vertically, so that men's heads and shoulders glowed but their faces, and every human expression, disappeared, dark and intense in the radiant noon, and their bodies were illuminated only for a moment at a time with the pounding of arms and legs. From almost as high as the sun, thousands upon thousands upon thousands of eyes, worshipful...

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Categories: aztec, dream, football, hero,
Form: Free verse
Doug Moench,S Aztec Ace
He protects the future, from the past . But u better bring a doctor kwick ! Because that girl is bleeding fast ! Win bad gize attack the past , & the prezint and future change , Sum one must put things back , Like it should be . But , like In Time- loop cases , Everyone 4-gets wut just happend...

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Categories: aztec, caregiving, character,
Form: I do not know?



Aztec Empire
Aztec Empire grandeur and splendor, a great civilization - conquistadores...

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Categories: aztec, betrayal, power, violence,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member Aztec Ethics
At the museums, we shudder In vicarious delight At the spectacle of the Aztecs: A high culture founded on human sacrifice. All the while not seeing - Because we don't want to - That the cult has never died; Only the name of the god has changed. Now we reverentially bow the knee Within private cells Before the votive flames Of flickering cathode ray tube In service...

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Categories: aztec, death, god, may, sad,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Premium Member Aztec Ethics
In the museums we shudder With vicarious delight At the spectacle of the Aztecs - A high culture founded on human sacrifice, All the while not seeing - Because we don't want to - That the cult has never died; Only the name of the god has changed. Now we bend the knee in reverence Within our private cells Before the votive flame Of the flickering...

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Categories: aztec, angst, death, god, loss,
Form: Free verse

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