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Through the shadow of death

February 25, 2014
By 12gage PLATINUM, Genesee,
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&quot;GODS OF WAR I CALL YOU, MY SWORD <br /> IS BY MY SIDE. <br /> I SEEK A LIFE OF HONR, FREE FROM <br /> ALL FALSE PRIDE. <br /> I WILL CRACK THE WHIP WITH A BOLD <br /> MIGHTY HAIL. <br /> COVER ME WITH DEATH IF I SHOULD <br /> EVER FAIL. <br /> &quot;GLORY, MAJESTY, UNITY <br /> HAIL, HAIL, HAIL. &quot;

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Through the shadow of death
I stand my ground
With thy sword in hand
And with thy shield
Both comfort me
Thy helm on thy head
Shields thy from
Thy drops of waters
Thy sword lies by thy side
Thy shield waits by thy side
Thy waits alone on thy shores
Thy waits for what comes to his land
Thy stands on the thy beach
Thy body is covered in thy
Enemy’s blood
Thy sword is stain with blood
Thy shield is dented
Thy helm is broken
Thee stands and waits for what
Is coming for thee

© Karen S., Norwalk, CT

The author's comments:
it just came to me the other night, i was thinking about the moive "300" and i thought to myself. How would i put something from the 300 moive into a poem. and well i just started typing it and well it turned into a poem.
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Olivia-Atlet ELITE said...
on May. 18 2014 at 3:17 pm
Olivia-Atlet ELITE, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
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"To these the past hath its phantoms,<br /> More real than solid earth;<br /> And to these death does not mean decay,<br /> But only another birth" <br /> - Isabella Banks

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AMAZINING! XDXDXDXD
xxMedievalShadexx GOLD said...
on Mar. 3 2014 at 8:08 pm
xxMedievalShadexx GOLD, Deerfield Beach, Florida
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Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable. -Bruce Lee

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I have no words. Well put, very powerful even if it did come from a movie :P *thumbs up*