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Alexander the Great
O what a man, so bold and brave,
Could do, his mighty hand could save.

This noble warrior was a relative of Zeus himself
Or so they say
His...

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Categories: alexander the great, adventure, history,
Form: Epic



Die As If Lived Forever
Life is beautiful
Happiness is state of mind
Spiritual pursuit elevates soul 
Alexander too departed with empty hand

Happiness is state of mind
Emperors too faced gloom’s wrath
Alexander too...

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Categories: alexander the great, death, lifesenses,
Form: Pantoum
Greatest Figures
Figures of immense reputation and popularity they were
Attracting public attention and admiration in the pursuit of their great works
Leaving behind them a legacy of some...

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Categories: alexander the great, history, work, history, work,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Delusion of Grandeur
When manic, I think, feel, and act like God—
     like Superman, or the world’s savior;
the rush from feeling like a demi-god
...

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Categories: alexander the great, depression, life, pain, psychological,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member What Is the Picture
What is the Picture ???,

the tapestry that man has weaved,
before and throughout recorded history.
Of what ?, have we been lead to believe ?
For me, it...

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Categories: alexander the great, nature, planet,
Form: Rhyme



The Big Three
Once there were three great philosophers: The Big Three.
Street-corner philosopher, Philosopher who would be king,
long walk to the Golden Mean,
tutor to Alexander, the Great.
Bloody I...

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Categories: alexander the great, humor,
Form: Limerick
When Will You Say Enough Is Enough
I have seen the fireflies two nights in succession
wandering restlessly in the dark
hundreds of them blinking evocative lights
symbolizes the souls of warriors whose blood 
have...

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Categories: alexander the great, adventure,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Mayflower 2017
The hearts of white men are silently fuming
The spirits of  angry widows steadily   grow bitter 
The bosoms of weeping mothers  open...

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Categories: alexander the great, abuse, betrayal, community, conflict,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Long Be His Journey To Death
" Long be his journey to death! ", someone hollered
as he dragged his feet into the rising dust hotter than sand;
only a defeated and tormented...

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Categories: alexander the great, death, journey, war,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Fancy Dress
Fancy Dress

You could;

Come as an Indian Chief
Or perhaps a Downhill Skier?
Come as a Jewel Thief
Or a red nose Reindeer
Come as a Grizzly Bear
Or a puppet...

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© Kevin Shaw  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: alexander the great, adventure, clothes, fantasy, games,
Form: Rhyme
An Ode To Ancient Greece
Oh, ancient Greece, 
How much you have filled my soul.
The aesthetics of your kind, 
Are more than satisfied
By your beautiful eyes.

The epics of grace, 
Odysseus...

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Categories: alexander the great, history
Form: I do not know?
Farewell With Obama
As a yellow Asian man
from the poor country
next to Afghanistan 
I am also was very proud
when  mister Obama
won electing company in US.
But now when...

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Categories: alexander the great, political,
Form: Elegy
If I Were An Elephant
If I Were An Elephant 

I am a part of a faceless nation.
I am the poachers' whore.
Because of this genocide for trinkets...
I soon will be...

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Categories: alexander the great, animal, environment,
Form: Personification
I Was a Warrior
glorious and tall i stood...
you could lie and say i was king
and still tell the truth
i defeated Attila the Hun
and outwitted Alexander the great
upstaged Julius...

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Categories: alexander the great, adventure, dedication, passion, peace,
Form: Free verse
West In Our Hearts
That was the worthiest step and decision
our pressing  to US for its airbase in Manas  expelling
from our land. The politic so vexed
so self-destructive...

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Categories: alexander the great, political,
Form: Elegy

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