The Ides of March

 
Written by William Kekaula |
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    Spun spells pummel our Earth ... as a Sun scanned absence swallow,
  vacuumed blues taxes light once deemed eternal ... plus righteousness,
                      escapism from existence ... edges evacuation,

        Birth ere the latter days ... ventured the laurels that were Rome,
                 the incarnation of iniquity ... masquerade innocence,
         like clovers and thistles ... lure eyes above the common grass,

      Furtherance besought ... midst tossed bone for multi contentment,
      parades that paralyze souls ... usurp minds to sweeping abandon,
                 celebratory hails the seasoned ... emblem of power,

     The gods and goddesses' palms of warring pulse ... 'tis peacetime,
       nonetheless ... tributes adorn the temples of Mars in abundance,
         'tis time of awash hands of mere grimes ... toxic suffers freely,

                  Citizens housed upon Palatine ... the triumphant hill,
                 felicitations honorable legions ... protectors of Rome,
               promissory constants ... declared Remus per Romulus,

     Roman Senate played a chess game ... Caesar kept them in check,
        every move was scrutinized ... made vulnerable and powerless,
                 autocracy trumps democracy ... seeds gangocracy,

Plans are planted within plans ... schemes are shrouded inside schemes,
    the beast entrails read ominously ... Spurina forewarns the marked,
               timely debts to be paid in full ... matters to be settled,

            At the Courts of Pompey ... the assembly awaits for him,
         armorless donning senatorial garb ... metals pierce a man,
      till mute ... last recalls *haruspex, "Beware the Ides of March".

 

*Haruspex; reading of omens from the entrails of sacrificed animals. The subject of Shakespeare's title play came from his thorough accounting of Plutarch's writings.f Plutarch's writings.

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Author: William Kekaula
I am a retiree of the hospitality industry, presently, residing in my birthplace town of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, a.k.a. Big Island, in the 50th State of Hawaii, USA, and as a writer, I have a passion for poetry, fictional and nonfictional short stories.

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