The Battle of Thermopylae - a Spartan Death Wish - 480 Bc
...THE BATTLE OF THERMOPYLAE - A SPARTAN DEATH WISH - 480 BC
300 Spartans or hoplites , the truly heroic
The loyal and totally patriotic,
Were ordered to f...
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Categories:
battle of thermopylae, august, soldier,
Form: Rhyme
I Am Hyperborean, Atlantean
...I am a Hyperborean living in Serbian land.
I am an Atlantean living in Serbian land.
I have fed hundreds of swans flying, I have fed
Hundreds of swans flying. I embrace
The pillars of Hercules,...
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Categories:
battle of thermopylae, memory,
Form: Free verse
The Battle of Thermopylae
...Hearing of a Persian invasion,
the Spartan King marched for his nation,
To a narrow pass, he would defend.
Persians demanded they drop their weapons,
Spartans replied, their future destined,
"Mo...
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Categories:
battle of thermopylae, adventure, history, war,
Form: Tail-rhyme
Thermopylae: 300 At the Hot Gates
...I can hear Thermopylae beckoning me upon my return
Leonidas’ voice calls me forward to battle with hardened pride
Time’s grains shifting bellowing out the past I have lived
And I am of that past...
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Categories:
battle of thermopylae, introspection, life, people, time,
Form: Free verse