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Sargon

by david-john-mowers

My army snakes the mountain-tops as fields and valleys rent, The first to ever wear the crown; laws of nature -bent. Mother was my wife as well; she as me, a god. Appearing again 'in-the-end'... Apocalypse; I am the king -Nimrod! *
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david-john-mowers
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Written by
david-john-mowers
43 / M
Published
Jun 6, 2016
Time
1m
Notes

Nimrod(Nemen + Rud) German and Celtic. "Take," and "Red," ergo the Hebrew translation; "Taker of Blood." Sargon(Sar + Gun) Sumerian, "Serpent," and "Twisting/writhing," snaking; the snaking serpent. An epithet describing the sight of his army moving over the landscape. Serpent is Dragon and Dragon is King therefore the, "head," of the "serpent," or "writhing column of soldiers," is The King; Sargon.

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#rhyme#nimrod#bacchus#sargon#asia#china#persia#iraq#sumer#basiliskus
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