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Herodotus Poems - Poems about Herodotus


Premium Member Herodotus Theory of Winter
...Herodotus thought that the sun, When blown from its course, summer's done. That wasn't quite true, Was maybe coo-coo, But thinking about it is fun.......

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Categories: herodotus, fun, funny, science, silly,
Form: Limerick
I leave buying food at the market to the spouse
...I leave buying food at the market to the spouse... one helluva comparative humdinger savvy shopper, who can rattle off the best buy for most any given item, at the drop of a hat analogous to ......

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Categories: herodotus, adventure, angel, anxiety, appreciation,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member The Magic of Worthwhile
...Writers write to master the minds like mine to master, be thines, 5th century Greek writers Patriarch Herodotus, Thucydides and Plutarch. They savor the flavor, 'Land Battles', be Persia and G......

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Categories: herodotus, character, confusion, fun, happiness,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member History
...History Herodotus was first to write humanity’s ancient story. Horrific tale of weak and might, heritage of mankind’s glory. Happenings mark important times, honoring her......

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Categories: herodotus, history,
Form: Verse
Eclipse Facts and Fancies
...When the Moon moves between the Earth and Sun then comes a rare happening that can stun, above all a syzygy alliance, the term from the Greek in astro-science. Once solar eclipses in history w......

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Categories: herodotus, earth, humanity, moon, science,
Form: Verse



Herodotus Climbs Ladder of History
...Herodotus climbs ladder of history Every time he does it he falls off But he does not break his back And does not lose scrolls of Ulysses As historian I too love ladder climbing But do you kno......

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Categories: herodotus, history, metaphor,
Form: Imagism
Premium Member History
...History Herodotus gave us humanity’s story horrific tale of earth’s heritage of glory happenings that outlast honor for the heroes his story from the past 2/19/17 Pleiades H ......

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Categories: herodotus, high school, history, world,
Form: Verse
Pardon
...Oh wow a mystic meaning manifesting majestic majorities. In a purple eclipse. In a towel hung geometrically on a towel rail. Hum then. Queues upon queues of geometricians on hoops. Linguistic lingeri......

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Categories: herodotus, autumn, , western,
Form: I do not know?
Pity and Curiousity
...Pity to me will perturb and disturb What you should do with it is to curb While much envy will highly invigorate Create curiosity which can hardly wait. Without relaxation, love or at least f......

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Categories: herodotus, allegory, analogy, philosophy,
Form: Couplet
Had My Words
...I had my flying words if winged jump Alexander had gone to take the traces of legends my catch them no longer Even though I know it is impossible I expected I had stuck my words between lan......

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Categories: herodotus, life, word play, words,
Form: Lyric
Politically Educated
...Politically Educated Politics from the Greek, for relating to citizens A way to announce and make their collective decisions The art or science of running state affairs Including, Civi......

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Categories: herodotus, education, power, science,
Form: Narrative
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 and Helen’s sublime face. T......

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Categories: herodotus, history
Form: I do not know?
Santa Monica Pier
...Santa Monica Pier I remember watching the ocean roll on the shore, wave after wave, crashing down on the solid sand and I idly staring back wondering if the Atlantic was as blue. I watch......

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Categories: herodotus, sociallight, history, light,
Form: Prose Poetry
Peloponnesian Placepo'
...And so life comes to pass Plato, the Republic, and the riposte of revenge Knowing history can never fully extend The Socratic palm of philosophy’s heavy hand Poisoned by power's thirst for peacef......

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Categories: herodotus, allegory, confusion, introspection, life,
Form: Free verse

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