Wednesday, 21 May 2025

NÎMES: THE CROCODILE AND THE LEGION... (My poem about visiting Nîmes in 2008...)

 Nîmes: The Crocodile and The Legion…



Sobek!

Mighty Sobek!

Sullen dominance,

Sly menace.

Sudden stealth,

Sure death.

Thrashing tail,

Threshing flail.

Jowls ripping,

Jaws gripping…

Sobek!

Mighty Sobek!


Legion!

Mighty Legion!

Stubborn rule,

Spellbindingly cruel.

Sparing pity,

Scurrilous, gritty.

Clashing shields,

Carnage fields.

Insurrection overridden,

Insubordination forbidden…

Legion!

Mighty Legion!


Pete Ray



Nîmes has an interesting emblem… 





Sobek was the ancient Egyptian god of the Nile, 

fertility and also the underworld… 

THE NÎMES ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE...






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