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a magnificent oak
pledges allegiance
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Who was Cassandra?
In the Iliad, she is described as the loveliest of the daughters of Priam (King of Troy), and gifted with prophecy. The god Apollo loved her, but she spurned him. As a punishment, he decreed that no one would ever believe her. So when she told her fellow Trojans that the Greeks were hiding inside the wooden horse...well, you know what happened.
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November 10, 2009
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A beautiful poem.
Posted by: Uma Gowrishankar | November 11, 2009 at 12:16 AM
Nice. Yay for the oak!
Posted by: Dave | November 11, 2009 at 10:54 PM
A poem that's all punchline. I loved it.
Posted by: Dick | November 12, 2009 at 05:05 PM