(and a nod to Shakespeare's sonnets)
From ancient camps installed by waters deep,
Subsisting on the lifeblood's bounty by
Struggle, strife, survival lulled to sleep
Precarious lives suspect the end is nigh.
Defend the source against invading hordes,
Pyrrhic victories depress the populace,
Tribes evolve and peasants hail their Lords
Royal games begin, the Globe and palaces
Evolve from scabrous launch to dizzy heights,
Steel spine hardened by adversity and war,
Cultured urbane and dazzling human lights,
Edifices grand and stiff upper lip the core.
Thames' living fields pulse dance and sing
Hewn from battle, flourish... abiding
Hewn from battle, flourish... abiding
(David)
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