Tamberlaine The Scourge Poem by Douglas Scotney
Tamberlaine The Scourge
Helen's face didn't just launch
what everyone knows;
it 'burnt the topless towers
of Ilium' too.
'In home town Samarcanda, ' thought Tamb
'those
towers I'll out-do
with spoils from all the world.
I'll drop 'King' for 'Scourge'
and rename my town
Jupiter II.'
He took to saying 'theree' for 'three',
did Tamb The
Hyperbole.
Friday, August 21, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: history,hyperbole,jupiter,name,power,too far
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
22.8.20. Pic: Tamberlaine's tomb, Samarkand. Aka Timur (1336-1405) .
'topless towers' quote: from 'The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus' by Christopher Marlowe and written circa 1589-92.
'topless towers' quote: from 'The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus' by Christopher Marlowe and written circa 1589-92.
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