Monday, February 22, 2016

Dorin Popa writes


SOME  PERSECUTIONS  DO  NOT  EVER  STOP

that  gauntlet
thrown  down  long  ago
I  pick it up
every  day


1 comment:

  1. Gauntlets were gloves with an extended cuff covering part of the forearm that were worn by soldiers and knights. They were an important piece of armor, since hands and arms were particularly vulnerable in hand-to-hand combat. To "throw down the gauntlet" was to issue a challenge: A gauntlet-wearing knight would challenge an enemy to a duel by throwing one of his gauntlets on the ground, and the opponent would pick it up to accept the challenge. In some instances, the challenger would first use the gauntlet to slap the opponent twice on the chest before throwing it down.

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