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# The Golden Fleece
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/the-golden-fleece/
- Published: 2021-12-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-12-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: will jealous kings ever refrain what is it that they hope to gain by reenacting ancient myths those chiseled onto monoliths by sending heroes on those quests those gauntlet trials and mettle tests don't they know how...
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

will jealous kings ever refrain  
what is it that they hope to gain  
by reenacting ancient myths  
those chiseled onto monoliths  
by sending heroes on those quests  
those gauntlet trials and mettle tests  
don't they know how the story ends?  
it's as if fate itself depends  
on Jason and on Hercules  
forever chasing some damned fleece  
like errand boys -- capricious kings  
bent on avoiding Moiré's strings  
instead get tangled in her web  
lay helpless as their fortunes ebb  
and adding, as their scheming fails  
to well worn cautionary tales

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**Author notes:** 3\. Golden Fleece https://allpoetry.com/contest/2796054-Fleece-or-Fleecy-quotes-