Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Byron

 BYRON


Lord Byron viewed his poems as "nothing,"

As "literature" was not his "vocation."

It did not live, it did not sing,

His genius was not in that location.

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Instead, he sought another story,

A life filled with lasting fame,

A life filled with glory,

So posterity would recall his name.

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And off he sailed to Greece

To fight for ancient liberty,

There to make his fame increase,

And bring him immortality.

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He died in that far off land,

Seeking fame and glory.

We have forgotten his heroic stand,

And remember just his poetry.

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