Us waxing poets
Like blunt knives against hydras
A pyrrhic bulwark
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Matthew J. Fromm
Full-time nerd, history enthusiast, and proprietor of arcane knowledge.
Here there be dragons, knights, castles, and quests (plus the occasional dose of absurdity).
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Throne of the Beast
“Lock and load.” Knight One’s command echoed through his helmet, drowning out the helo’s thumping engines. Knight Two sat across from him, his mechanical gloves thumbing the safety on his oversized auto shotgun clad in etched black metal. Knight Four scoffed silently, his face obscured by the jet-black helmet. An uncivilized weapon for an uncivilized man. There are already enough of those in this godless world. Two always seemed unsettling, like a big frothing dog in a constant internal struggle of, “Should I bite or hump my master?” It was no wonder Callsign General loved Two, even if Callsign Archbishop barely tolerated him. One was the Archbishop's girl.
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Comments (6)
Ah, the old Bulwer-Lytton line! Well-wrought! As far as hydras go, we shouldn't be discouraged when new heads grow. If we do the work in earnest, we'll find that we... get ahead! Okay, that's my dad joke for the day, I'm out...
Love when you mix the ancient with the modern l Clever
Are you allowed to mix classic Greek mythology in traditional Japanese poetry? Seems a bit risky even if the result is quite brilliant.
Love any inclusion of pyrrhic (Greek), having recently acknowledged the ability to walk away from pyrrhic battles. 💖
Pyrrhic is a word that will always fascinate me. Just in its construction. Need to look up the langauge of origin.
That's pretty deep! The pen will always be mightier.