**OLYMPIC VERSE**

Light the eternal flame to brighten up the arena of the mind,  
So its light may illuminate all that is good in the spirit of man.  

Enter the sanctum sanctorum of the holy grail,  
Drink from the golden chalice, the chalice of liberating verse.  
Release the white doves, share a message of peace with the world.  

Let the chant of a thousand monks echo down the corridors of our inner thoughts,  
Awaken within us the spartan giants of liberating verse.  

Let the philosophy in your finest Olympian verse be shrouded in pure gold.  

—NoeljNolan 2024 Paris Olympics

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