Cleopatra: 3 line haiku based poem

April 29, 2008 12:41 AM EDT (Updated: April 29, 2008 12:45 AM EDT)

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Cleopatra's eyes---
the night she saw lightning
strike at her breast

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Tags: cleopatra, last pharoah of egypt, poetry

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Ina ♥ Tagline Free Since September '09 ♥ Apr 29, 2008, 9:29am EDT

I'm not much with poetry, but I think I get this. I'm a little confused about the lightning striking at her breast, though.

Good for you that you managed to figure out a way to publish a picture of a naked lady, though!

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Nippy Katz (not his real name) Patriotic Troll of Gather Freedom Apr 29, 2008, 1:20pm EDT

I like it. It doesn't seem complete to me but I'm always glad to see poetry here that has the qualities of the real thing. There's a reason I buy blank greeting cards. :)

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El Toro Bravo de Amor Apr 29, 2008, 3:42pm EDT

strike/asp.

suicide by snake is the rumour. Not my first choice. I'm ging with red meat and beer. Hey, she is naked! Wait, that's just a chunk of rock. Should I flag me?

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El Toro Bravo de Amor Apr 30, 2008, 6:26pm EDT

thanks dawn. Hey Cleo used to picnic at the Sphinx!

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TanTrum Napolde May 1, 2008, 6:36pm EDT

I've always wanted to learn more about her. I wish time travel were a possibility cuz the only way to know history accurately is to be there experiencing the occurance. But like the poem...she saw it comin'.

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El Toro Bravo de Amor May 1, 2008, 10:49pm EDT

Me too but like other mortals, I'm sure she'd have a hard time living up to my image of her. I see her as wise, schooled in all manner of the known world's history, culture, politics, warfare. Powerful? No doubt. Sexy as hell? Absolutely. And of course, exrtemely curious about what I'd be like in the sack.

Then again, she might have just had me cut open to see what made me tick.

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