Dr.Ram Mehta Poet Diminished Hexaverse

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

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Robin Davis June 7, 2014 at 11:37 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.

Richard Lamoureux March 12, 2014 at 4:47 PM Congratulations on being added to the topp 100 recent poems.

Gautami Phookan March 8, 2014 at 5:45 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!

Theresa Stephens March 8, 2014 at 4:25 AM Hi Ram, Well deserved win. Congrats. Succinct and thought provoking. Well won. Regards, Theresa xx

Kelly Deschler March 7, 2014 at 1:29 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!

S.Jagathsimhan Nair March 7, 2014 at 12:58 AM Congrats Dr. mehta on the win with this delectable poem!!

Andrea Dietrich March 6, 2014 at 8:15 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.

Connie Gildersleeve March 6, 2014 at 3:06 PM Fantastic Diminished Hexaverse. Congratulations on your well deserved win - Connie

Joseph May March 5, 2014 at 4:03 PM Congrats on a fine win Dr Ram

Paul Callus March 5, 2014 at 2:57 PM Lovely poem...Non Omnis Moriar; Congrats on win! // paul

Abdulhafeez Oyewole March 5, 2014 at 12:51 PM A beautiful strike! Congrats on the win!!!

Michael Wegman March 5, 2014 at 9:09 AM CONGRATS on the win, and what a beautiful poem Doc! I must try one of these "Diminished Hexaverse" poems myself. Neat!

Sandip Goswami March 5, 2014 at 8:08 AM Nice poem Sir . Best wishes from Bengal . "They purchase Pyramid, Art will live. And they... Pharaohs: Dead. " It's super.....

Roger Horsch March 5, 2014 at 7:53 AM Congrats on your win Dr. Ram, I loved reading it.....Roger

Dr. Upma A. Sharma March 5, 2014 at 7:32 AM Dr Ram congrats on your win ! Wonderful poem!

Anne-Lise Andresen March 5, 2014 at 7:14 AM - Dr. Ram, congratulations on your very good winning poem in Giorgio A.V. contest ! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser March 5, 2014 at 7:09 AM :) i like the words.. art will live,, :) very nice.. kudos sir.. :)

Monterey Sirak March 5, 2014 at 6:51 AM Very profound piece. Congrats on the win.

Teddy Kimathi March 5, 2014 at 6:24 AM A great powerful and deep poem! Congrats to you Dr. Ram Mehta! :-)

Kayod5 Kayode March 5, 2014 at 6:19 AM Congrats on the worthy win Sir.

Juliet Ligon March 1, 2014 at 7:47 PM Deep thoughts to ponder....

Joseph May March 1, 2014 at 10:48 AM Even our time here is borrowed...nice write Dr Ram

Kayod5 Kayode March 1, 2014 at 3:50 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.

Funom Makama February 28, 2014 at 10:54 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