The Catapult of Time
He stares at me from the rock
An edifice of stately stature
Enclaving sunny days and nights
With solid Grecian grandeur.
Enshrouded in starlit nights
And romantic ecstasies of yore
He speaks of vicious brethren
And midnights of bloody gore.
Of brutal might and despotic power
Phobics of rebellion he bred
Of lovely charming concubines
And scheming swords in bed.
Of manacled hands
And strategic courtships
Of bought loyalties
And treacherous friendships.
Of haunting battles
And lilting tunes of lyres
Of costly atonements
For diplomatic quagmires.
Of empty granaries
But bursting treasuries
He conveys eloquent
Of fairy tales cut short on earth
And bleeding purple hearts.
Fractured lives
Stuck together by honour
Golden veils.............
The Catapult of Time He stares at me from the rock An edifice of stately stature Enclaving sunny days and nights With solid Grecian grandeur. Enshrouded in starlit nights And romantic ecstasies of yore He speaks of vicious brethren And midnights of bloody gore. Of brutal might and despotic power Phobics of rebellion he bred Of lovely charming concubines And scheming swords in bed. Of manacled hands And strategic courtships Of bought loyalties And treacherous friendships. Of haunting battles And lilting tunes of lyres Of costly atonements For diplomatic quagmires. Of empty granaries But bursting treasuries He conveys eloquent Of fairy tales cut short on earth And bleeding purple hearts. Fractured lives Stuck together by honour Golden veils.............© 2017,www.logili.com All Rights Reserved.