MONDAY 22nd MARCH 2021
This is a response to a Flash Fiction prompt from ‘Putting My Feet In the Dirt’, Writing Prompts hosted by ‘M’.
Which can be found by following the link below..
Prompt ~ HOLLOW HILLS
by John Yeo
It is not generally known,
The amazing geography of historical Rome
Was built on seven hills, two of which were hollowed out.
The history of the Roman Empire is an impressive tome
Detailing the historical rise and fall of the empire.
Except for these unknown hollow hills
Under the foundations of historical Rome.
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For millennia completely unknown
Beneath the foundations of historical Rome.
The fables surrounding this secret were never brought out
The mysteries built up a treasure trove of history grown
Seductive with the telling, filled with historical desire
To unearth the mysterious hollow hills
Under the foundations of historical Rome.
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The two hollow hills joined by a catacomb
Beneath the foundations of historical Rome
Hold a colony of a million mysterious bats, flying freely throughout
Stalactites hanging above a moss-covered mysterious throne
Naturally formed from an interior flow of volcanic fire.
Warming the historical skeletal chills.
Under the foundations of historical Rome.
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