Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

A Poem by Gleb Zavlanov
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A great, yet tragic emperor...

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Oh, Caesar, though our touch is lost in time:

Weeks, passing years, and years long eons, passed,

I still can hear and feel in learnéd rhyme

Your essence. Like some bee which has amassed

Sweets of the digitalis and the rose,

So have you much amassed in glory’s sack.

Yet just as power strengthens, so greed grows

And weighs much heavy burdens on the back!

Oh, Caesar, stricken soul who now weeps on

The fallen ashes of your flaming lands

Who roamed into the gold of Egypt’s sun

The spirit who travailed on its sands,

    It looks as if the boon of glory’s womb

    Had come to stow the image of your tomb

© 2014 Gleb Zavlanov


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A wonderful write, a most controversial emperor - "Beware the Ides of March"

Posted 10 Years Ago


Gleb Zavlanov

10 Years Ago

Thank you very much.
The ending gave me chills. I only know a small bit about Ceasar and what happened to him.
Nice write. ^^

Posted 10 Years Ago


Gleb Zavlanov

10 Years Ago

Thank you very much.
Bluefire

10 Years Ago

No problem. =3
So eloquently written, as always Gleb. Those last two lines are killer. Great job.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Gleb Zavlanov

10 Years Ago

Thank you.
My favourite Shakespeare play...this one was in my library well before I'd finished reading it. Another jaw-dropper from you catalogue. Great work.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Gleb Zavlanov

10 Years Ago

Thank you for your kind words.
One of the great makers of history with glory and sad demise written by an elegant pen with precision...Bravo...............

Posted 10 Years Ago


Gleb Zavlanov

10 Years Ago

Thank you.
Sami Khalil

10 Years Ago

You are welcome...:)...................
What an eloquent, beautiful piece! How perfectly you use descriptive words! You rhyme without trouble, and it seems as if the words just flow from some primitive, essential source! What a masterpiece!

Posted 10 Years Ago


Gleb Zavlanov

10 Years Ago

Thank you very much for your kind words.
The spirit who travailed on its sands,
It looks as if the boon of glory’s womb
Had come to stow the image of your tomb

As famous in how he dies as lived. Fantastic piece.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Gleb Zavlanov

10 Years Ago

Thank you very much.
This is marvellous! :-) I loved it, you've done a great job! Had to laugh at way Ray said, LOL!

Posted 10 Years Ago


Gleb Zavlanov

10 Years Ago

Thank you. I laughed too. :)
Virgil couldn't have said it better.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Gleb Zavlanov

10 Years Ago

:D. Thanks.
a stirring write this is...

great homage paid to one who seemed from all of the historical accounts to be quite a good man, one who met an unfortunate demise.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Gleb Zavlanov

10 Years Ago

It was a very unfortunate demise, indeed. Thank you for reviewing.

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Hello there. I'm an aspiring poet. Nothing makes me happier than to bring delight to the hearts of my readers and to bring delight to myself by reading other peoples' work. Poetry is, in my opinion, o.. more..

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