Tiberius rev. 6

[Ron Buck (halfshell)]

Tiberius Capricious rev. 6

      has flung his last body
from
      the stone
            toppled
                  ledge of Villa Jovis;

They used to fly one, two, three, four, five
flags at a time

      unfurled
      to impress
      Tyrrhenian
      bedrock;

      a party-favor flotilla
      of all shapes and deportment.

All I want to know, Mr. Caesar Defunctus,

“What was it like on the streamer precipice
(your Augustan veins publicized) to stare
into those

                  chortled

                  black portals of Little Boot,

the twisted beast of bloodline released?”





Tiberius Capricious rev. 5

      has flung his last body
from
      the stone
            toppled
                  ledge of Sperlonga;

They used to fly one, two, three, four, five
flags at a time

      unfurled
      to impress
      Tiber
      bedrock;

      a party-favor flotilla
      of all shapes and deportment.

All I want to know, Mr. Caesar Defunctus,

“What was it like on the streamer precipice
(your veins pickled with venom) to stare
into those

                  perfect

                  black sockets of Little Boot,

the twisted beast of bloodline released?”




Tiberius ver. 3
.
Capricious has flung his last body from
the stone toppled ledge of Sperlonga;

They used to fly one, two, three, four, five
flags at a time unfurled to dress the rocks;
party favors of all shapes, sizes, and deportment.

All I want to know, Mr. Caesar Defunctus,
“What was it like on the streamer precipice,
your veins soaked with venom, to stare
into those perfect black sockets of little boot,
the twisted beast of bloodline released?”



Tiberius
.

Capricious has flung his last body from
the stone toppled ledge of Sperlonga;

They used to fly one, two, three, four, five
flags at a time unfurled to dress the rocks;
party favors of all shapes, sizes, and deportment.

All I want to know, Mr. Caesar Defunctus,
“What was it like on the streamer precipice,
your veins soaked with venom, when you
stared into the perfect black sockets of
Caligula, the beast you unleashed?”

[mfwilkie]

Ron,

What about calling this: "The gloomiest of men".

I'm thinking this might be too tight in its facts.

Maggie

[Ron Buck (halfshell)]

revision 3.

actually i was thinking "circus vitae"

lol

tidings
ron

[LeoVictorBriones (poetremains)]

Ron, Is capricious a character or are you using it as an adjective?

[Ron Buck (halfshell)]

Tiberius Capricious tis but a moniker

[Ron Buck (halfshell)]

revised with new format.

[mfwilkie]

I'm just not sure where you're coming from, Ron.
Can you give me some info on your perspective?

It's probably just me.

Mags

[Ron Buck (halfshell)]

Mags:

have a look at the tiberius rule while in capri, just after the death of his son drusus and the ascension of caligula... it was a real circus... also have a look at the poem Buffalo Bill.

rev 6 just posted

tidings
ron

[mfwilkie]

Merci beaucoup. I was looking in the wrong places.

Is this part of a series, like a verse saga of history?

I could see that.

Maggie.

Like this one.

Maggie

[ramadevi]

Great new format, Ron. This is an interesting and very unusual, original work. Polished and tight at this stage, so no suggestions, just a 'bravo'.