Echoes of Ancient Tales
...Written: June 22, 2023
In the realm of ancient lore, I yearn to reside,
To bear a deep dive into tales untied.
Achilles, a warrior with a heart of fire,
Hector, noble and valiant,...
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Categories:
carthaginians, appreciation, history, introspection, perspective,
Form: Rhyme
The River of Life
...I wish I could immerse myself
in the pages of history, time,
and deep reflection...letting go
of everything I think I know
and give myself another chance
to clarify my perceptions and belie...
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Categories:
carthaginians, bible, books, history, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
Ggantija
...Ggantija (Maltese "Giantess")
The Neolithic era (c. 3600–2500 BC)
On the Mediterranean island of Gozo
Older than the pyramids of Egypt.
Malta’s Gigantea one of UNESCO World Heritage Site,
Th...
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Categories:
carthaginians, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
The Braile of Cobblestone
...The Braille of Cobblestone
Keeper of darkness,
of auras reaped from high seas,
vast is your harvest
of earth rumblings beset by molten tears
to charred obsidian made hard glass.
Such ref...
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Categories:
carthaginians, change, history,
Form: Free verse
My Most Memorable Vacation
...There is a place so beautiful I'd love to see again.
My dream vacation started in Madrid, in central Spain.
How I long to stroll again down by Retiro Lake
and see El Prado art museum. Then for old...
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Categories:
carthaginians, spanish, vacation, , cute,
Form: Rhyme
Cobblestone Echoes
...Cobblestone Echoes
by Odin Roark
Ancient stone
keeper of darkness
of auras reaped from high seas
vast is your harvest
from earth rumblings beset by molten tears
to ...
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Categories:
carthaginians, history,
Form: Free verse
Soldier of Ages
...Dedicated to Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945)
I'd fought a hundred battles
through the ages past and new
I'd been a lowly foot soldier
But a...
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Categories:
carthaginians, memorial day, patriotic, soldier,
Form: Sonnet
Africanus: a Ballad On the Conquests of Scipio Africanus
...From ship we see the foreign shore
The lookout’s first to sight
The Carthaginians have no clue
Of coming Roman might
The expedition’s full of men
Our forces proud and grand
We come to conquer Africa...
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Categories:
carthaginians, history, may, men,
Form: Ballad