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At The Estate Of Prudentius, The Poet, 2
His heart was moved by chastely pagan beauty.
But he knew what was not of faith was sin.
Himself a Roman, saved and born again---
and highly cognizant of spiritual duty---
he brought into his faith-filled poetry
that which, before, was ancient fantasy,
or wishful thoughts about some "might have been."
These parts of Rome's inherent legacy,
Prudentius dressed with Christan artistry.
(Of course, he had excluded, totally,
that which was mere, demonic, travesty
or else perversions of intimacy.)
Thus having made his choices, or rejections,
he brought his verse to cherish those selections.
Starward
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