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Open Poetry #43

A Roman Deserter Account

Marc-Andre
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since 2008-12-07

Posts 501

0 posted 2008-12-21 12:50 PM

Indeed I’ve failed in duty; castigate
Me if you will. To Rome a traitor proved,
My disobedience most deliberate,
When Herod barbarously troops commoved
With make-belief that killing babes behooved,
Deserted post, a child from slaughter save,
As Bethlehem was made its infants’ grave.

I overheard three magi warn a man
Whose wife had given birth the previous night
Of Herod’s hideosity-sprung plan
For troops to raid where newborns brought delight,
To plague those homes with most disgraceful blight;
Deranged with superstitious prophecy
He made of genocide his policy.

Of Herod’s humor, rumors had been rife
His subjects latent gallows birds, he’d pelt
At anytime to satisfy his wife.
In Eunuchs lechery he had oft smelt,
An empathy for victims never felt.
In Israel he could become Augustus
If only he could kill a babe named Jesus.

As many infants as I could, I hid
In quarters of my slaves until night fell;
Once duly of betraying day light rid,
We then made tracks for Egypt where they’d dwell
Until the Fates would Herod send to hell.
I’m now impervious to all your jeers
For then I was baptized in Jesus’ tears.

1slick_lady
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since 2000-12-22

Posts 6088
standing on a shadow's lace

1 posted 2008-12-21 07:23 PM

beautiful
Merry Christmas

Balladeer

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since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

2 posted 2008-12-21 08:14 PM

Well done, Marc-Andre. I'm sure not all soldiers followed Herod's orders of infanticide, no more than all Germans followed Hitler. You present their side very well.

Alison

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since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

3 posted 2008-12-21 08:22 PM

Splendid work that you offer us.

Thank you.
A

Marc-Andre
Senior Member

since 2008-12-07

Posts 501

4 posted 2008-12-21 11:09 PM

Thanks for reading

Mark

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

5 posted 2008-12-24 08:50 PM

A special one...enjoyed very much...James

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