Ode To Victor Hugo (21)-'the Miserable'- Napoleon's Shadow- Waterloo Poem by Freeyad Ibrahim

Ode To Victor Hugo (21)- Napoleon's Shadow- Waterloo
By: Freeyad Ibrahim

Why he was defeated?
Had 20 years warfare worn the blade
As well as the scabbard?

Could a catastrophe be caused by bad weather?

The daylight of history is merciless.
Although it is composed of light,
it casts shadows where once only
brilliance was to be seen,
Making of one man two images
Each opposed to the other.
So that the darkness of the despot
Counteracts the majesty of the leader.

It is grievous for a man
To leave behind him a shadow
In his own shape!

Alas …A dark Shadow
In the place of a Brilliant Leader.
That is why in France,
NUMBER 13 is replaced by 18
Eighteen!
The Dark Shadow of WATERLOO

Freyad Hugo
Heerenveen
September,2020