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The Epic Of The Fall
I Leave The 20th Century With No Regrets
Created on 2004-04-01 06:58:27 (#2692559), last updated 2009-11-25
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Basic Info| Name: | byzantine_ruins |
|---|---|
| Location: | The Ruins of Byzantium, United States |
BioThe teachers told us, the Romans built this place
They built a wall and a temple,
an edge of the empire garrison town,
They lived and they died, they prayed to their gods
But the stone gods did not make a sound
And their empire crumbled, 'til all that was left
Were the stones the workmen found.
And all this time the river flowed,
In the falling light of a northern sun.
On and on the Great River rolls, racing east.
Of proud and gallant heroes its white-tops leave no trace.
As right and wrong, pride and fall turn all at once unreal.
Yet ever the green hills stay
To blaze in the west-waning day.
Fishers and woodmen comb the river isles.
White-crowned, they’ve seen enough of spring autumn tide
To make good company over the wine jar,
Where many a famed event
Provides their merriment.
They built a wall and a temple,
an edge of the empire garrison town,
They lived and they died, they prayed to their gods
But the stone gods did not make a sound
And their empire crumbled, 'til all that was left
Were the stones the workmen found.
And all this time the river flowed,
In the falling light of a northern sun.
On and on the Great River rolls, racing east.
Of proud and gallant heroes its white-tops leave no trace.
As right and wrong, pride and fall turn all at once unreal.
Yet ever the green hills stay
To blaze in the west-waning day.
Fishers and woodmen comb the river isles.
White-crowned, they’ve seen enough of spring autumn tide
To make good company over the wine jar,
Where many a famed event
Provides their merriment.
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