Ethiopia has many arks, but none of them glow in the dark.
Vern Bender
Time turns misty in the shadows of your mind.
Thirsty evil surrounds you.
Threatening forces out in the forests primeval are oozing and seeping.
They are eating the ground away from under your feet. Solace is nowhere to be found; the stench overwhelms you.
Fear and suspicion darkly crowd in on you.
Broken skulls are bobbing up to the surface of the sea.
Ancient mysteries run deep as eerie landscapes flicker into view.
Nothing in the world is made to last. Time destroys everything. Time itself is a sometimes thing.
Ethiopia has many arks, but none of them glow in the dark.
The Romans, the Saxons, the Vikings, and others always seek a throne to steal.
The invading Mogels, the migrating Scythians from Mesopotamia, are always on the make and take. The Nomadic Scythians, with their tattoos, lethal battle axes, and flaming arrows launched from horseback, were the fiercest warriors that could be found. Invasions and migrations run on a continuous loop.
People who wander elsewhere always end up somewhere.
Defend your borders, or they are no more. Replacement always happens.
After a few farmers came around, stone tools made of flint were dug from the ground to cut a few forests down. These Neolithic farmers from the Middle East brought their livestock to England too.
The Beaker folks moved to England from Ukraine. They cast the farmers out. The Normans later moved the Beakers and the Anglo-Saxons out. The vice of cruelty constantly changes things. The curse of time is never late. Greatness never outlives its purpose.
The purveyors of death are always hovering around. Rome was quickly burned to the ground as the fire jumped around. After three Punic Wars, the destruction of Carthage left no stone unturned.
Imagination always limits talent. The Visigoths were on top for a while; 711AD was the end of their rule. The Arabs and The Berbers swept onto the stage. Trade and raids did them in—wealth and power never last too long.
Cotton, flax, and wool cloth were the major trading venues. The Silk Road was always there to do its job.
In 541, ship rats brought Europe the plague. It was the blackest of death. Christianity was on top until Islam showed up.
Charlemagne, the Warrior King, thought he had God on his side. In 750 AD, Charlemagne and the Pope set up The Holy Roman Empire—the conversion of the pagan Franks happened during the late 5th century and early 6th century. The Saxon rebellion in the summer of 782 was widespread; it lasted 32 years and ended with incorporating the Saxons into the Frankish empire.
Viking raiders brutally plundered—first monasteries, then villages and cities. The raiding, pillaging, mayhem, and havoc reined across Europe for over one hundred years. Myths struggled into realities all century—courage and bravery triumphed in the bitter end.
After decades of enduring the plague, a deathly cold appeared. This caused famine and disease across Europe. Superstitions ran amock. Witch hunts and trials were innumerable.
A spark of light ignites the morning light. Sweet Mary Jane will always ease the pain.
Remembering to forget works only part of the time. Get woke, and go broke. Memories of the past always come back.
