Woeler's Poetry

[DGFone]

I take it from your "you guys ain't European" repetition that it's about some small even that no one really cares, or even heard, about apart from you.

Let me take another guess: The Battle of Balaclava? (Where the term "thin red line" comes from)

[DGFone]

No, I'm pretty sure it's just you guys not knowing it. To be honest "red" is one of the easiest clues. What country does "red" ALWAYS represent?

Soviet Union, duh.

[Azdgari]

Oh, you two.

Woeler, your poetry is pretty good! If you want my honest recommendation on improving yourself: Try to cut about 1/4 of the words. Less is more, always. Like this:

The sky is cold
The king is dead
Cold sky,
dead king.
March homewards men,
it's over.

Returning.

Kingdom bleeds
A red arrow
Has Pierced
blue heart

Returning.

For country, glory
Picked up hoisted the weapon
A life for good
Of a kingdom

Returning.

Lives taken for granted
Who let it happen
The great era of power
Is over

The Northern empire
Has fallen

Returning

Home

Blah blah blah my poetry class. Slap some punctuation in thar too.

[TheLionPrince]

Now, my answer to Woeler's question is about the Great Northern War.

The sky is cold
The king is dead
March homewards men
it's over

I'm not positively sure about Sweden's climate, but the king being referred is Charles XII of Sweden who died in the Siege of Fredriksten, which took place at the city of Halden (Woeler's link hint).

Lives taken for granted
Who let it happen
The great era of power
Is over

The Northern empire
Has fallen

Returning

Home

I'm not sure about the death toll, but the war lasted for about 21 years, so I would assume over 350,000 men given their lives to end a kingdom.

"The Northern empire" is referring the Swedish Empire, which reigned from 1561 to 1721.