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Art and Ownership

People buy pictures
They have a notion
That they are owners
But actually
The pictures own them. 
They will outlive
Or outlast them
They are only
Custodians.
They purchase
Pyramid,
Art will live.
And they...
Pharaohs:
Dead.

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Date 2-28-14
Motif : Epic
Dr. Ram Mehta
First Place win
Contest: Impress Me with short poems II by Giorgio

Copyright © Dr.Ram Mehta | Year Posted 2014

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Robin Davis Date: 6/7/2014 11:37:00 PM Dr. Ram This is a very interesting and mind thinking write. Yes, possessions sometimes control us for many different reasons. Thank you for the nice comment on my Her Dream Boy poem. Login to Reply

Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/12/2014 4:47:00 PM Congratulations on being added to the topp 100 recent poems. Login to Reply

Gautami Phookan Date: 3/8/2014 5:45:00 AM Quite an intense thought. hmm... art outlives us, very true! Loved how you closed the poem with those lines. Thank you and Congrats on your win. Awesome and to my faves! Have a wonderful weekend Dr Ram! Login to Reply

Theresa Stephens Date: 3/8/2014 4:25:00 AM Hi Ram, Well deserved win. Congrats. Succinct and thought provoking. Well won. Regards, Theresa xx Login to Reply

Kelly Deschler Date: 3/7/2014 1:29:00 PM I agree, our material things do possess us, more than we posses them. They say, "You can't take it with you", yet we continue to acquire more and more. I really enjoyed this unique poem, Dr. Ram! It deserved a top placement. Congratulations on your win, as well! Login to Reply

S.Jagathsimhan Nair Date: 3/7/2014 12:58:00 AM Congrats Dr. mehta on the win with this delectable poem!! Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 3/6/2014 8:15:00 PM Dr. Ram THIS is one impressive poem you have written. one of your best and something I never really thought about before. I think philosophical would have been even a better motif. Congrats on your win. This is a fave for me. Login to Reply

Connie Gildersleeve Date: 3/6/2014 3:06:00 PM Fantastic Diminished Hexaverse. Congratulations on your well deserved win - Connie Login to Reply

Joseph May Date: 3/5/2014 4:03:00 PM Congrats on a fine win Dr Ram Login to Reply

Paul Callus Date: 3/5/2014 2:57:00 PM Lovely poem...Non Omnis Moriar; Congrats on win! // paul Login to Reply

Abdulhafeez Oyewole Date: 3/5/2014 12:51:00 PM A beautiful strike! Congrats on the win!!! Login to Reply

Michael Wegman Date: 3/5/2014 9:09:00 AM CONGRATS on the win, and what a beautiful poem Doc! I must try one of these "Diminished Hexaverse" poems myself. Neat! Login to Reply

Sandip Goswami Date: 3/5/2014 8:08:00 AM Nice poem Sir . Best wishes from Bengal . "They purchase Pyramid, Art will live. And they... Pharaohs: Dead. " It's super..... Login to Reply

Roger Horsch Date: 3/5/2014 7:53:00 AM Congrats on your win Dr. Ram, I loved reading it.....Roger Login to Reply

Dr. Upma A. Sharma Date: 3/5/2014 7:32:00 AM Dr Ram congrats on your win ! Wonderful poem! Login to Reply

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 3/5/2014 7:14:00 AM - Dr. Ram, congratulations on your very good winning poem in Giorgio A.V. contest ! - oxox // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser Date: 3/5/2014 7:09:00 AM :) i like the words.. art will live,, :) very nice.. kudos sir.. :) Login to Reply

Monterey Sirak Date: 3/5/2014 6:51:00 AM Very profound piece. Congrats on the win. Login to Reply

Teddy Kimathi Date: 3/5/2014 6:24:00 AM A great powerful and deep poem! Congrats to you Dr. Ram Mehta! :-) Login to Reply

Kayod5 Kayode Date: 3/5/2014 6:19:00 AM Congrats on the worthy win Sir. Login to Reply

Juliet Ligon Date: 3/1/2014 7:47:00 PM Deep thoughts to ponder.... Login to Reply

Joseph May Date: 3/1/2014 10:48:00 AM Even our time here is borrowed...nice write Dr Ram Login to Reply

Kayod5 Kayode Date: 3/1/2014 3:50:00 AM Yep Dr.,nature has a way of distributing and redistributing; a man calls a house his,he dies for another to own the house.A cute one indeed.Happy weekend. Login to Reply

Funom Makama Date: 2/28/2014 10:54:00 AM Absolutely brilliant. Thanks for making my day. I have found it pleasurable to always begin the weekend with Poetrysoup because poets like you and poems like this do not disappoint. Have a lovely weekend Login to Reply