Kelly Deschler Poet Rhyme

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 April 23, 2024 at 5:28 AM Kelly, congratulations on your win in my contest with this beautiful poem, Constance Kelly Deschler May 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM Thank you so much for your kind words on this poem, Constance ... I appreciate your time more than you know :)

Sara Kendrick March 19, 2024 at 6:45 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 February 17, 2025 at 6:09 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 March 15, 2024 at 10:25 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 January 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM Thank you, Paula ... I appreciate your time more than you know :)

Andrea Dietrich March 14, 2024 at 8:47 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 January 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM Thank you, Andrea ... I appreciate your time more than you know :)

Susan Ashley March 14, 2024 at 8:33 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 December 15, 2024 at 10:20 AM Thank you so much, Susan ... I appreciate your time more than you know :)

The Situation March 14, 2024 at 6:42 AM Yes a great piece. the rhyming was masterful and the subject. Kelly Deschler November 11, 2024 at 6:20 PM Thank you so much, John ... I appreciate your time more than you know :)

Hilda Greenhough March 12, 2024 at 1:40 PM A great poem. This is a good memoir of death amongst the famous. A lovely rhyme.. Kelly Deschler September 15, 2024 at 10:57 AM Thank you so much, Hilda... I appreciate your time more than you know :)

Sam Kauffman March 12, 2024 at 11:10 AM Kelly, this is marvelous and I love the ending. Wonderfully written. Strong rhyme scheme. If this is for a contest, best wishes. Blessings. Kelly Deschler September 12, 2024 at 5:58 PM Thank you so much, Sam... I appreciate your time more than you know :)

Anne-Lise Andresen March 11, 2024 at 1:39 PM - A fantastic entry, Kelly ... best wishes in the contest ... a top winning poem :) - hugs Kelly Deschler August 25, 2024 at 10:11 AM Thank you so much, Anne-Lise... I appreciate your time more than you know :)