Gladius Poems - Poems about Gladius

...Rhymes -normally I love them- But tonight they seem like sweet-tongued harlots. Cheap. Cliche. Predictable. More concerned with sounding right than capturing the truth. A poet would use ......

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...From mouth to ear, from hand to hand Through persecution in dangerous lands Jesus is looking for souls And in response, the heroes of the Gospel shine their light Most not assigned to war befo......

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...Pay heed to those deeds from whence the heart must confess... You're far from Rome Proconsul Caesar... As they say, "All roads lead to Rome" Ariovistus and all tresspasses are treated as threats o......

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...It was not uncommon to discover a missing Brother Legionary castrated, and decapitated with a headless eagle carved upon his chest, don't speak to me of morals and mercy for I have seen and dealt......

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...I spied him by the road at rest, one scarred and marked by battle's test. He bore great countenance of life, this ancient warrior worn from strife. His vestments lay shed 'neath an oak, thick m......

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...What are these ancient creatures? Which once dominated the earth Left a mark which we will never forget They came and saw during the Triassic era And they continued their reign all through the Jurass......

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...It was a dangerous mix of midriff and moons. A nude goddess was riding a tiger. Moralization. I will not allow my peaks to fail me. I was running on the road to salvation. It cuts across the fl......

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...It was a dangerous mix of midriff and moons. A nude goddess was riding a tiger. Moralization. I will not allow my peaks to fail me. I was running on the road to salvation. It cuts across the fl......

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...Confessions scratched hastily On brittle yellowed parchment scrolls… Glory bled dry of life on the edge Of Marcus Brutus’ smitten gladius… Caesars gold alabaster empire Lays in the decima......

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