A Non-Regular Ode To The Zaporozhian Legion
Raucous flows the Don, full with fire and sword -
Exhausted, two weary warriors alight their horses.
setting up camp for the night, they lay coal and spit.
The King praises Mazeppa for his horsemanship.
Good old boys from beyond the rapids there
foraging… hunting… trapping honey…
seasonally they quit their freebooting ways
to raid for steeds and other delicacies
Transiting celestial planes, Ursa in pursuit
the two ride fast for the ville of Prryndygrystrr
to play at the games, to tilt at la fortuna
I too dream of fortune - ‘round me in tatters
In Sheboygan, city elders drop silvered coins
on roads where grizzled pachyderms promenade
I'll tell you a secret my friend, I began this life
gliding thermals over dancing hills of Cazadero
Forgive pogroms, acquit cleansing crusades
time is ugly… I dare not allow myself to feel
best be autonomous, better severed littoral
weeping acid tears to chisel my topography
Cloak yields dagger, yields fire-filled minds
golden hordes roam wild fields without end
ancient kin of Bosphorus buried now - all one
Kiss me fools, this means I love you.
About this poem
This poem blends elements of Epic poems of the middle ages, modern satire, sexual innuendo, and tid-bits from the author's own life.
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Written on March 10, 2022
Submitted by infodawg on March 10, 2022
Modified on March 24, 2023
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Scheme | X XXX ABXX XAXX XXXA XXXB XXX X |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,106 |
Words | 194 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 1 |
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