This Poem was Submitted By: Jackie Ray Kays On Date: 2001-07-16 20:59:27 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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The Spanish Lion

A small dust devil scuries  across the hot desert floor,  and out of it's wavering heat    rides a giant of a man,  to meet the last charging  Moors.  His sun lit castillian  sword held high,  a warning to the Moors,  who yet may die.  Birds of prey circle aloft  and scream their deadly cry,  as they wait for the last  invading Moor to die.  Silence befalls the  crimson-battlefield.                Feasting upon the  unexpected bounty,                                the scavengers  care not why.  Hundreds of shield clad  Moors lay dead or dying.  Their banners no longer  flying.  Their mounts wandering  aimlessly on the desert sand,  as the victors steal the gold  from the dead Moors' hands.  It's the year one thousand,  Spain wins the day.  Thanks to the mighty El Cid,  who fought like a lion to  keep the invaders at bay. 

Copyright © July 2001 Jackie Ray Kays

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This is a revised version of this poem.


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