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O Helen of Sparta A face to start a war, To launch a thousand ships And so it did. Large, almond shape eyes in A shocking green color, with a swirl of sapphire Framed by the spell of her bristly, black, curled thick eyelashes Dark and fluttering, like the wings of vultures circling the dead Her figure is the envy of the most beautiful mortals Graceful and tall, like a stretching cat Even in stillness, seems to be vibrating with motion As she stands, untouched, protected by thousands of mortals Her rosy raspberry mouth, The thought of kissing it, make the bravest men go weak Curved tenderly, and frighteningly charming Red like the blood of the wounded and dying warriors Silky golden strands, cascade thickly down her back Pale golden like the Sun in summer With streaks of crimson mixing with the gold Enchanting like a land’s last sunset Her high smooth cheeks are pink Like the petals of a blooming lily Comparable to a soft peach, in the early spring morning Stinging pink, like a mark of a sword, hitting against armor, on skin Golden skin, completely flawless Just the brush of it, will make you do anything Shining, and radiating with its own magic A magic that one welcomed its imprisonment Her heart stolen by Paris There love so powerful, by the magic of a goddess: Aphrodite A face to die for And thousands did die Along with a legendary land O Helen of Troy
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Sep 6, 2010
Sep 6, 2010 at 7:56 AM UTC
The Beauty of a Half-Immortal
O Helen of Sparta A face to start a war, To launch a thousand ships And so it did. Large, almond shape eyes in A shocking green color, with a swirl of sapphire Framed by the spell of her bristly, black, curled thick eyelashes Dark and fluttering, like the wings of vultures circling the dead Her figure is the envy of the most beautiful mortals Graceful and tall, like a stretching cat Even in stillness, seems to be vibrating with motion As she stands, untouched, protected by thousands of mortals Her rosy raspberry mouth, The thought of kissing it, make the bravest men go weak Curved tenderly, and frighteningly charming Red like the blood of the wounded and dying warriors Silky golden strands, cascade thickly down her back Pale golden like the Sun in summer With streaks of crimson mixing with the gold Enchanting like a land’s last sunset Her high smooth cheeks are pink Like the petals of a blooming lily Comparable to a soft peach, in the early spring morning Stinging pink, like a mark of a sword, hitting against armor, on skin Golden skin, completely flawless Just the brush of it, will make you do anything Shining, and radiating with its own magic A magic that one welcomed its imprisonment Her heart stolen by Paris There love so powerful, by the magic of a goddess: Aphrodite A face to die for And thousands did die Along with a legendary land O Helen of Troy
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Sep 6, 2010
Sep 6, 2010 at 7:56 AM UTC
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