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Best Beowulf Poems

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Beowulf translation by Michael R Burch
Beowulf Excerpts
anonymous Old English/Anglo-Saxon poem, circa 8th-10th century AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

LO, praise the prowess of the Spear-Danes
whose clan-thanes ruled in days bygone,
possessed...

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Categories: beowulf, courage, dream, heart, heaven,
Form: Free verse
Thankless
What a mighty web we weave
Throughout the times,
Throughout that raging river of poetry
That thankless flow of consciousness.
Possibly, the very beginning of story telling
With beautiful couplets...

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© Le Sain  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: beowulf, appreciation, deep, introspection, meaningful,
Form: Free verse

Book: Reflection on the Important Things