Long Leonidas Poems
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EpitaphsEpitaph for a Palestinian Child
by Michael R. Burch
I lived as best I could, and then I died.
Be careful where you step: the grave is wide.
Autumn Conundrum
by Michael R. Burch
It's not that every leaf must finally...
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Categories:
leonidas, bereavement, death, death of a friend, depression,
Form:
Epitaph
Athenian EpitaphsAthenian Epitaphs
Mariner, do not ask whose tomb this may be,
but go with good fortune: I wish you a kinder sea.
—Michael R. Burch, after Plato
Does my soul abide in heaven, or hell?
Only the sea gulls
in their...
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Categories:
leonidas, death, eulogy, funeral, grave, loss, memorial day,
Form:
Epigram
A Former Great Nations Squandered Wealth ISwept up into piles; everywhere
Abouts; in collected heaps all
Around.
It is almost as if the drab
Streets were strewn...
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Categories:
leonidas, philosophy, senses,
Form:
Rhyme
Acknowledgements1. John Desmond Patrick Keegan
2. Alfred, Lord Tennyson
3. Sally Aline Mae Beller
4. Charles Edward A. Berry
5. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce...
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Categories:
leonidas, appreciation, dedication, inspiration,
Form:
List
ChildlessEpigrams/Epitaphs
Childless
by Michael R. Burch
How can she bear her grief?
Mightier than Atlas, she shoulders the weight
of one fallen star.
***
Laughter’s Cry
by Michael R. Burch
Because life is a mystery, we laugh
and do not know the half.
Because death...
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Categories:
leonidas, child, death, eulogy, funeral, grave, mother, war,
Form:
Epigram
The Irony of the Red Smiling CyclopsIt appeared on the doorpost as a Cyclops' smiley face
For some Cyclops WhatsApp icon, but red-themed application
Yes gruesome red, in contrast to the expectation
You would get from a smiley face, even for...
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Categories:
leonidas, bereavement, christian, hate, islamic, murder, religion, war,
Form:
Blank verse
The Battle of Thermopylae - a Spartan Death Wish - 480 BcTHE BATTLE OF THERMOPYLAE - A SPARTAN DEATH WISH - 480 BC
300 Spartans or hoplites , the truly heroic ...
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Categories:
leonidas, august, soldier,
Form:
Rhyme
An Epic WomanAn Epic Woman
Woman tell me your thoughts
Shall I be the fool and you the teacher?
Am I your Adonis, or do you see a toad.
Chivalry demands that I am your knight without reward,
For my...
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Categories:
leonidas, fantasy, love, me, woman, love, me, wisdom,
Form:
Classicism
Thermopylae: 300 At the Hot GatesI can hear Thermopylae beckoning me upon my return
Leonidas’ voice calls me forward to battle with hardened pride
Time’s grains shifting bellowing out the past I have lived
And I am of that past…I can touch the...
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Categories:
leonidas, introspection, life, people, time, visionary, words, me,
Form:
Free verse
Lacking Substanceer Infectious Diseases:
Anthrax.
Foot-and-mouth disease.
Leptospirosis.
Salmonellosis.
Rabies. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) ("Mad Cow Disease"):
Screwworm.
Bovine leukemia virus.
Ringworm. Fallboard
Q fever.
Chlamydiosis.
Campylobacteriosis.
Listeriosis. Lid
Yersiniosis. Brucellosis (also known as Bang's disease):
Cryptosporidiosis.
Infections with pathogenic strains...
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Categories:
leonidas, character, farm, music,
Form:
Ballade
Leonidas, KingFrom Heracles immortal line sprang Kings of Agiad
The blood of Gods and heroes in mortal flesh thus clad
And such was Leonidas, half brother to the King
Cleomenes of Sparta, of whom the poets sing
When came the...
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Categories:
leonidas, history, inspirational
Form:
Epic
King Leonidas 300 and CountingKing Leonidas 300 and Counting
It was 480 BC
King Leonidas with 300 Spartan warriors held Thermopylae Pass
Fought against the vast immortals horde of Persian forces
Lasted and endured the Xerxes army
3 days with 4,000 allied strong for...
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Categories:
leonidas, conflict, courage, death, hero, history, inspirational, pride,
Form:
Epic
Ode To a Spartan SoldierEyes like the Aegean Sea,
Burn with a passion for life.
Like underwater volcanoes that erupt and make the sea rage.
Poseidon striking the sea floor.
With the intensity for experience,
Like the fire that smolders deep within...
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Categories:
leonidas, adventure, devotion, history, love, war, sea, fire,
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I do not know?
An Improbable SeasonHe might as well be Xerxes
The most dominant in history
Towering twelve feet taller than his foes
The Spartans take position
But one of them is missing
Where Leonidas is it seems nobody knows
Though an improbable season
Spartans are all...
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Categories:
leonidas, baseball, sports,
Form:
Rhyme
ThermopylaeBold King Leonidas and his band of brave men,
Marched forth to meet their fate at Thermopylae's glen.
The Persian army, vast and fierce,
Hailed arrows down with deadly pierce.
But Leonidas stood tall and firm,
A Spartan king with...
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Categories:
leonidas, courage, history, inspiration, literature, soldier, strength, tribute,
Form:
Rhyme
Chocolate IndulgencesChocolate Indulgences (20150129)
If I really had no choice but to divulge,
In mountains of chocolate I would indulge.
I'm not just taking about Snickers,
Reese's peanut butter cups, Butterfingers,
Or other grocery store sweeties.
I'm talking about the expensive...
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Categories:
leonidas, candy, humorous, love hurts,
Form:
Couplet
Spartans Immortal WarriorsSpartans courageous men standing,
Shoulder to shoulder on the battlefield.
Immortal warriors of the past
With King Leonidas by their side
A hero born for this day.
As proclaimed by the gods.
With their shields burning...
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Categories:
leonidas, community, conflict, cry, death, leadership, tribute, war,
Form:
Free verse
Tempering Their Souls Into Cold SteelSpartan's courageous men standing,
Shoulder to shoulder on the battlefield.
Immortal warriors of the past
With King Leonidas by their side
A hero born for this day.
As proclaimed by the gods.
With their shields burning fiercely
with flames of fire.
Reaching...
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Categories:
leonidas, courage, culture, freedom, history, military, philosophy, war,
Form:
Free verse