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Rome Grew Ready: A Sacred Poem

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

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Nov 14, 2025
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Rome Grew Ready

Rome grew ready for the Lord,
With the book, and with the sword,
Lips that read, and arms that hew,
To surround the eastern Jew.

Client states, and client kings,
Laws and lawyers, speeches ring
In the courts and in the square,
Where dispute Apollo’s heirs.

Tribes and tribute, many won,
From the…

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