Beautiful,beautiful words and images if sometimes a
little unclear. I'm wondering if perhaps you should
observe syntax and punctuation a little morecheers,
cara
--- grasshopper <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The Host of Darius
>
> You, who were a soldier
> in Darius's army
> unlock the links of armour
> soft clash of surrendered metal
> plate by plate
> let it fall to the carpets
> of the enemy tent
>
> sword unedged by skin
> as white as the milk
> that froths from mountain heifer
> brand unbladed
> you are a captive
> of alien colours
> snared in silks
>
> you who marched in splendour
> kneel now
> your tongue silenced
> by musk and honey
> small fingers thread
> the spindle of your head
> and skein your thoughts
> like wool
>
> felled by the rising
> of your blood
> by the stroke of strings
> by the song
> in the snailshell flesh
> you who were a hero
> in the host of Darius
>
> grasshopper
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