Chemists mystified
even to this day
Byzantine recipe conquered at sea
when propelled
forceful streams of fire
Greek fire could not be quenched by water
rather it ignited further
when propelled
forceful streams of fire
Fueled by force
air and water
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dVerse prompt with dynamic verbs – Greek fire was a form of weaponry 700AD – image public domain
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I do love a bit of history, Jane, and your poem oozes it, pumped up by some poerful verbs.
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That should have said ‘powerful’ – fingers are stiff today 😉
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I wonder if the water splattered the hot oil spreading the burning oil further toward fresh fuel.
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Contagious Fire
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Whatever did those clever sailors do? Your poem made me wonder. Even Google didn’t know. Your forceful verbs carried the mystery along well. Alas, I may never know, lol
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The ones shooting the fire must have felt like dragons.
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Nice use of verbs in this interesting and historical poem.
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