UMBRAE PULVISQUE
Written by Helen Vader
There have been empires, both great and small
And I have seen them rise, shatter and fall
Some lasted long but all
Were bound to hear my call
And now have turned to dust
There have been men of war, fast marching by
And I have heard their laugh turn into cry
Some may have touched the sky
Still they were bound to die
What has been left
Is shadows and dust
But shadows and dust
Shadows and dust
Shadows and dust
Shadows and dust
Author's Note:
Like many of my poems, this was inspired by and written to a melody. This time it was one of my favourite themes from the Gladiator soundtrack: the very last part (starting from 9:18) of Track 13, Barbarian Horde.
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