Troy

I wonder what Helen really thought?

When once upon a dim, dark night

The moon not shone her silver light

The battlefield - Forlorn and lost

Desolate and deserted

 

Those mighty warriors - Kings of men

Lay fallen in the darkness then

Two armies cast down to the Earth

Noble and most righteous

 

And down to Hades did their souls

Descend, there to be held in halls

And never walk in Freedom's glow

The honourable and the wicked

 

A wailing voice came from afar

Perceived such loss under the stars

The death of Love lay in her tears

Hopeless - Inconsolable

 

On her fair shoulders all the woe

Weighed heavily - And she did know

Responsibility - Hers alone

For this great devastation

 

Her love of one so fair and strong

Had caused this grief and battle long

The loss of Life and Freedom all

Caught deep within her bosom

 

And as she stood her golden chains

Cascaded down her back like rain

A marble statue wrapped in Grief

A golden Aphrodite

 

The glowing gossomer of her hair

Caught Alexandros unawares

The flame of Love - an instant spark

And both hearts fell asunder

 

For Love does not know right from wrong

She follows only her heart's song

And let the World grieve for her faults

Unto its decimation

 

And so the dice fell as it rolled

And Love touched all who did behold

The Beauty in this woman's eyes

Virtuous and pure

 

For ten short years their life was sweet

While armies fell beneath their feet

Then Priam's allies honoured ties and

Stood as one united

 

But time did go and pass all by

And one side win and most men die

Then Menelaos leaped the stairs

To claim his golden prize

 

Now as she gazed out from the wall

As Troy burned hot and then did fall

Sweet Helen wept her silent tears

And turned to face her jailer

Reviews

[Heart Of A Wolf]

I just watched this movie again last night. I love it. In one way i say it is selfish to sacrifice mens lives to love, but in another, it really wasn't her fault. Her husband shouldn't have sacrificed his men. Helen's love and he should have battled it out on their own.


Free men fight naught other's battles; They fight their own within.

[Sean Allen]

Beautiful writing style you have used in this poem, closing out each thought before moving on to another. I don't know what they call it in poetry school because I never went to poetry school. But you have certainly done a good job with it in this epic piece.

[Nicholas Hallows]

This is a really good story poem! I enjoyed it a lot. Nice work! NH

[Matt Penrose]

Great poem F! And seeing as I like this kind of stuff, I guess it was even better and more so a joy to read. Thanks for shairing.

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A piece of history written in excellent verse. Held my attention throughout the poem.

[Brette Medb]

The flow of this was great and I have always loved the story of Helen of Troy and all the myth and war that went on around it. It was stories and poems like these that made me want to be a history major. Great write and telling of an ancient story.

Brette

[desertraven]

Wow, great piece! Fantastic!
Sandra♥

[Amor-de-angel]

A fantastic piece of writing. The imagery is superb

[Andromeda]

i love how you used Helen's point of view. wonderful!

[Sean Allen]

Beautiful flow that first reminded me of Poe. I love the way you rhyme two lines and then pause to give a couple of lines of information. That was a beautiful time in history that I like to write about as well as read.
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