Tomb

Never had I met you 
Still I know your name,
Because of the notoriety 
Because of the fame

Written in stone
Forever and a day,
Many gone too soon 
Seems to happen that way

Halls of Hollywood memories 
Echo down the tomb ...
In a place of reverie 
Not a place of gloom

Legends of the silver screen 
Lives of cinema and script,
Lying in silent repose
In walls of the crypt

Living on in pictures 
In ghostly black and white, 
Gone but not forgotten 
Under legacy's bright light 

I can leave a flower ...
Can touch your nameplate, 
In life I could never 
Get near one so great.

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Constance La France

Date: 4/23/2024 5:28:00 AM

Kelly, congratulations on your win in my contest with this beautiful poem, Constance

Kelly Deschler
Date: 5/2/2025 6:51:00 PM

Thank you so much for your kind words on this poem, Constance ... I appreciate your time more than you know :)

Sara Kendrick

Date: 3/19/2024 6:45:00 AM

Congratulations on your winning work so I see from the comments below. I like the rhythm, rhyme and flow of this one. I am now wondering who this great person was that you could not get close to in life. Thanks for the visit to my page. Sara K

Kelly Deschler
Date: 2/17/2025 6:09:00 PM

You're very welcome, Sara ... I thank you for your kind visit, as well ... I didn't have one particular celebrity in mind when I wrote this poem, but there are several great Hollywood stars that I wish I could have met ... James Dean, Frank Sinatra, Shirley Temple, Jean Harlow, Marilyn Monroe, Anthony Perkins, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff ...

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 3/15/2024 10:25:00 AM

Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your wonderful "Tomb" write. So True, they live on forever. Have a blessed day/weekend writing away.................

Kelly Deschler
Date: 1/21/2025 5:16:00 PM

Thank you, Paula ... I appreciate your time more than you know :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/14/2024 8:47:00 AM

gosh, this could refer to so many different actors of a long ago era. I really like this. Is it for the Legends contest?

Kelly Deschler
Date: 1/10/2025 5:05:00 PM

Thank you, Andrea ... I appreciate your time more than you know :)

Susan Ashley

Date: 3/14/2024 8:33:00 AM

Dear Kelly, you capture the enduring essence of the "Legends of the silver screen" with poetic finesse. Your use of black and white evokes the "simpler" times in which they lived, symbolizes their life and death, and the nostalgic innocence and mourning of that time lost. Beautiful, evocative poetry. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Kelly Deschler
Date: 12/15/2024 10:20:00 AM

Thank you so much, Susan ... I appreciate your time more than you know :)