IMMORTALS

A MAN WALKS INTO AN OLD DARK
SEEDY PUB IN NEW YORK, HE WALKS
TO THE BACK AND JOINS ANOTHER MAN
SITTING AT A TABLE:

Time: Today,

DARIUS:
As soon as I turned the corner
it hits me like the hottest steam
in a Russian sauna, but i thought
it could not be, the oldest of friends
has come back to me, it has been
long my friend...

ALEXANDER:
Tis' true a surprise what time will unveil
but I have changed little I still drink my ale
What have you of tales? I have left mine
with wooden sails and foolish glories of
a Holy Grail...
oh what a time the Conquests of Alexander
the pillages,the treasures and the laughter
and the women of holy law raped and ravaged
then turned of common wife to daily w***e.

DARIUS:
You have not changed my friend
the days of glory have come to an end
these strange days are hard to man
today men rule of pen and not of hand
today men move in silence with private plans
they fight for money and not of land

ALEXANDER:
Aye, we have been cursed of days
all will go but we must stay
we have been written for different ways
from all that I've seen these are the
darkest days...

DARIUS:
I must bid you farewell old friend
but a gift before I go, kept safe but old
and given to me for his life I did defend
A Shakespearean Quill so that your past
days will never end...

THE MAN TURNS AND WALKS OUT OF THE PUB...

Author's Note

the characters "Alexander the great" and "Darius the 3rd"...

Reviews

[Tkess]

I got the characters right away before i had a chance to read the author's note. I like the idea of historical figures in a modern setting. Very well done as always Rene. Excellent piece.

[Kenneth The Poet]

Very cool indeed. Reminds me of the movie 300. Sorry it took so long to read, but this is an awesome piece for sure.

[Umar Hassan]

Okay, I get your point. You can do whatever you think best serves the idea. That's what we call masterful. Right? I read this earlier and didn't comment because the previous reviews covered everything quite well. You know I like narratives and this is an imaginative one that works.

[WatashLegend]

A wonderful invite into past icons on which you have written about, this was exceptionally entertaining in all of its written greatness.

[Bailey C. Writing]

This was very good, I almost felt like this could be a page from a book. A poetic book, hehe.
Your use of words is great :3 You put an interesting air here...another job well done :)

[November Gold]

Astrally traveling are we? ;) This was different and interesting, i liked it, Rene'

[DONALD EISSLER]

YOU DID A GREAT JOB WITH THOSE TWO ICONS OF THE PAST...NOW WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO HAVE MET THEM ..... WAIT I THINK YOU HAVE !!!
TK

[Aidz]

Interesting write very kewl, like the way you spun it .. yeah kewl props to you Rene

[Ruth]

Clever work love, always a surprise thrown in your work - keeps me on my toes lol xx

[Elijah Gleaves]

I love the historical allegory. Even though Darius and Alexander's generation is long past they still live vibrantly in history because of the power of a pen. Rene your the man