The Sonnets of the Khan

The Khan of Khans (I of III)

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To be Genghis Khan, the Khan of Khans,
The nomad who breached the Greatest Wall,
The Khan towered high above them all,
Lyrics written long after he’s gone.

He was ruthless, merciless, wrathful,
From bows and arrows to hot oil,
He unified the tribes of the steppe,
The Khan’s army at China’s…