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The Tumulus of the Marathon Warriors
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Electra takes a refresher course on the Battle of Marathon in front of the Tumulus of Marathon Warriors. If you’ve read any of my interviews, you may remember that the concept behind my epic fantasy series, Pearseus came to me after reading Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, followed…
The mulberry trees dream
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
? While wild vines wind their ropes of scarlet fire About the poplars on the bank And leaves fall pale and thin as wintry sun The mulberries hold up leaves of glossy green To catch the failing heat before the season’s done. ? Their roots delve deep into the…
The silk trees dream of home
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
©OliBac Night lingers beneath the silk trees’ curving boughs, Velvet soft their star-spangled canopy, Bejewelled as a sultry bridal gown, And cool as the fountains of Samarkand. When the golden sun lights up the eastern sky, Dewdrops hanging from rose-silky petal spikes Reflect the hues of hanging garden blooms…