Long Claudius Poems

Give me your hand and I will take you across the land; give me your hand and I will take you where you want to go; give me your hand, so that you can fulfill...

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Lupercalia
O! Yon Pagan festival Come on come all
Merry men named Valentine Two of which
One who was a priest in third century Rome
He whom defied Emperor Claudius II ban on marriage
His reasoning for banagement he thought...

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The legion march quickly north, 
armed with glaudius , pila, and, scutum.
Prefect Claudius Flavius was in command of the First Cohort.
Vanguard in the lead, flankers to the sides, rear guard looking behind.
They marched steady and...

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Hail, the doorway keen on the known world ... theme wails attention,
time of roses' blooms cower ... usurped magentas, aloof maroons,
for the flight of the gossamers ... assume benefits of the whole.

Latial premise culture ......

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TO BE OR NOT TO BE HAMLET'S QUOTE FROM HAMLET, WRITTEN BY SHAKESPEARE

Hamlet spoke these words at a low ebb of life
How would he do it, perhaps with a knife?
To be or not to be...

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A CLANDESTINE 18th CENTURY ROMANCE 

What is the real story of Valentine's Day?
The ancient Romans may also be responsible for the name of our modern day of love. Emperor Claudius II executed two men —...

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I was inspired to write this poem because of the true nature of this brave Holy man, St Valentine. It tells the story of courage, compassion and resilience in the face of adversity but above...

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Happy Valentine Day 

In advance 


Oh, my dear love! Don’t worry about our life!
We may see thousands of replicas of King Claudius, 
In each street of the world, want to us to fight their adversaries,...

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Come see the play and be with me this night,
the players take their places scene’s just right.
House lights dim low and thunder greets our ears,
the castle pikemen brave begin our fears.

The ghost of father murdered...

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The Ghost visited Hamlet
So that he wouldn't forget
That his father was murdered
And evidence was to be gathered

Claudius sat upon the throne
And the treason was unknown
Why Gertrude favored him
And brought grief to all of them

To be...

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Hamlet Claudius regret woe

Tricked by feminie wiles and guile
My dear brother woefully departed
To the flame and ash not of this plane
Where do his sins be purged
Though not his soul be unscourged.
At his sudden passing dear...

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far back in 278 Anno Domini 
Emperor Claudius II had hung
a holy priest called Valentine,

Captain Cook on the 14th of '79
having circumnavigated his life was
not a God, so killed by native blood line

the Teddy Bear's...

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This bears repeating, every December (and February, and March):

We have five December birthdays
in our immediate family.

February is the love month,
not March, never March, okay?
Some are confused about St. Valentine
who, though he championed love,
would have scoffed...

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We have five December birthdays
in our immediate family.

February should be the love month,
not March, never March, okay?
Some are confused about St. Valentine
who, though he championed love,
would have scoffed at our customs.

Claudius the Cruel*, Queen Juno**,
birds...

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Man of good intension, of love, honour,

though defied Roman emperor Claudius,

became a Martyr died without mourner,

yet over centuries became most glorious,

Roman army free of affection or love,

dedicated Fighting men was Claudius's law,

man of the cloth...

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Claudius, I see your face in this lonely crowd
Your voice, as loud as the wind
Just listen to your soul, again

What dwells inside the sparrow’s heart
Today, I walk along the shores of tomorrow
Do not weep, my...

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What Julian sought I have sought
In razed and restored clay temples
We have always worshiped words
These gods upon the Olympian crags
splinters of reason, waterfalls
splashing, numinously upon our heads

Then, i thought i ran out of words
life draining...

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