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Let the Gods Die

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Shatter the shrines and let the idols fall;The gods are dead; Time totters to His end.Let the gods die.Smoke of destruction blots again the stars;

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Publication appearances

Writer of the DarkDark Carneval PressOctober 1986↗The Collected Poetry of Robert E. HowardREH Foundation PressJanuary 2009↗The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard Volume TwoREH Foundation PressNovember 2022↗