Russia
built its empire.
Revolution
rumors flowed in Europe.
Newton,
Hobbes,
Locke,
Milton,
Many
others looked at the world, thinking of it in different ways.
The
American colonies got rich.
New
agriculture increased food production.
Music
reached its height as Mozart played.
Beethoven,
Hayden and many others.
New
ideas.
New
art.
New
thoughts
Caused
the flames to rise.
From
the ancient past
Athens
with its small flame.
The
flame of freedom.
It
split and spread into Rome.
Stayed
hidden in the Dark Ages.
Resurrected
and grew.
It
reached across the sea to the colonies of the New World.
Jefferson,
Franklin, Washington, Adams,
Many
other disciples of freedom
Fanned
the flames of descent.
The
flames of revolution.
The
fires grew
To
the drumbeat of war.
Swiftly,
the fire spread
Through
Europe
Into
the other colonies.
They
took their destiny from their brutish king.
Breaking
the chains of taxation
Making
themselves representatives.
The
eagle flew from the nest.
Others
wanted the chance to fly.
The
fires of freedom spread across the world
Burning
out of control.
It
spread through the minds and hearts of people
Many
got burned
Meeting
the scorching blade of the guillotine.
A
French republic was formed
But,
as with the first European Republic,
It
didn’t last.
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