Poem – BARBARIANS AT THE GATES (By Ray Gallucci)

  BARBARIANS AT THE GATES     Once Rome attained its pinnacle Remained on top of things. Though forces quite inimical Sought to destruction bring.   Some conquered thought despicable Rome’s impositioning Of laws it deemed applicable When “Pax-Romana”-ing   Four centuries continuous Spanned Romans’ reign as king Throughout the lands contiguous Mediterranean.   Just like empires classical From whom […]

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Poem – IRRELATIVE (By Ray Gallucci)

  IRRELATIVE   Is physicist so right When says that never light From black hole can escape Because of massive weight   Of supernova that Forever will collapse Upon itself till all It was becomes too small   To ever more exist When four dimensions twist Until it nothing be Except for gravity?   If you believe it’s true Perhaps […]

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Poem – Hero or Zero (By Ray Gallucci)

HERO OR ZERO?   To die on the battlefield leading a charge, Your body upon a shield, burned in a barge – An image heroic of Viking portrayal Approvingly stoic, quite worthy of hail.   The fireman rushing pall-mall into blaze As on 9-11, the last of his days. No body recovered from building’s collapse. Just wife, children, mother to […]

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