History Speaks
It was a land of vast spaces
And wide, open skies.
Tribes of that region could hear its
sweet song.
When wanderers came from lands
far away
They knew this land had great
power.
The natives had rapport with this
magical place
But the wanderers were hardly in
tune.
They observed beings they did not
comprehend
And the feeling was mutual, too.
These cultures could profit through
teamwork and exchange
But for mystery, distrust and
suspicion.
Wedges of hatred and rage were
placed
Through a selfish malicious tradition.
Neither side spotted the cause well
enough,
Neither side having the answer:
They fell prey to subtle instigation
From the third side which lived there
amongst them.
About this poem
A reference to "The Third Party Law."
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Written on July 07, 1999
Submitted by cfox57 on February 10, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 780 |
Words | 138 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 7, 7, 6 |
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