Clerihew Horace
...Quintus Horatius Flaccus
as Horace this poetwe now 'sus'
His words so full of charm&grace
sadly no 'selfie' exists of his face...
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Categories:
quintus, people, poetry,
Form: Clerihew
Fabian's Greatest Hits
...It helps to be blessed with interior lines.
While your enemy struggles to co-ordinate,
Your units will be able to shift easily
To provide mutual support where needed.
It helps that the enemy’s ...
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Categories:
quintus, anger, anti bullying, appreciation,
Form: Blank verse
Various Heresies 7
...Pagans Protest the Intolerance of Christianity
by Michael R. Burch
“We have a common sky.” — Quintus Aurelius Symmachus
We had a common sky
before the Christians came.
We thought there mig...
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Categories:
quintus, angel, atheist, bible, christian,
Form: Rhyme
Various Heresies 6
...Various Heresies 6
Altared Spots
by Michael R. Burch
The mother leopard buries her cub,
then cries three nights for his bones to rise
clad in new flesh, to celebrate the sunrise.
Good mot...
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Categories:
quintus, atheist, bible, christian, faith,
Form: Rhyme
The Ship of State
..."The Ship of State"
On Ship! New billows sweep thee out
Seaward. What wilt thou? Hold the port, be stout
See'st not thy mast
How rent by stiff Southwestern blast?
Thy side, of rowers ...
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Categories:
quintus, adventure, fantasy, , western,
Form: I do not know?
The Great Lie
...The Great Lie
Dulce et Decorum est pro Patria mori
I believed that once
I laughed and chatted to my friend
As we boarded the troopship
To take us to the far side of the world
Never been abroad befo...
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Categories:
quintus, war, death, me, death,
Form: Free verse
If Only
...Exegi monumentum aere perennius
Were that to be true,I would clearly be a genius
Like Quintus H. Flaccus who presented us with that trope
Inviting every poet to share that selfsame hope
Of clo...
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Categories:
quintus, poetry, words, , cute,
Form: Rhyme