Blaine Anderson Poet Free verse

Monuments and Idols

Latter day idols 
Scrape the sky and
Stand as Monuments; 
Harboring the corruption of men.

A true monument
Stands out in the open.
The real beauty
Forgotten by the Creators.

Beneath the feet of these giants,
Lay solemn foundations of hope.

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James Fraser November 8, 2009 at 1:33 PM Lots of wisdom in this poem Blaine, if you can keep writing like this you are going to get a lot f comments >> James

Raul Moreno September 26, 2009 at 10:41 AM Blaine, congratulations on making the first round of the contest...Raul

September 25, 2009 at 12:17 PM Congratulations on making it through the first round in the contest. Good luck in the finals! Karen

Elaine George September 24, 2009 at 5:23 PM Dear Blaine, Best wishes through to the next round. Lainie

Carolyn Devonshire September 24, 2009 at 1:58 PM Blaine, Congratulations on getting through the first round of the poetry contest with your great verse! Luck and love, Carolyn

P Sheart September 24, 2009 at 1:41 PM Congrats!! Love Light Truth Patricia

Carol Sunshine Brown September 24, 2009 at 9:49 AM Congratulations on your poem making it through the first round .Wishing you the best in the finals. Love, Carol

Carol Sunshine Brown June 25, 2009 at 10:41 AM Congratulations on your featured poem this week Blaine. May you have many more. Love, Carol

Vince Suzadail Jr. June 25, 2009 at 9:20 AM Congrats Blaine on the featuring of your poem "Monuments and Idols." Latter day idols are part of the corruption. Good write. Vince

Nicole Sharon Brown June 23, 2009 at 5:26 PM Great write

Ernilando Tugaff June 23, 2009 at 1:19 PM Fantastic and inspiring poetry. Congratulations. Ernilando

Michael Jordan June 22, 2009 at 7:49 AM Blaine - I just wanted to stop by and congratulate you on having your poem featured this week – many blessings to you and those who share your heart – God Bless, MJ

June 21, 2009 at 6:46 PM Interesting perspective, leaving the reader with something to ponder. Congratulations on having your poem featured. I wish you continued success with your writing. Karen

Sue Mason May 27, 2009 at 10:18 AM Awesome write here, Blaine. Good to see you posting again at the Soup!! Keep up your wonderful writing!