4/4/20
Impoverished children hunting for household items.
has shifted into
Ordinary people reliving antiquity.
as well as
A vacation destination.
Thames river in London possesses layers
of buried time.
What will be next
on this mudlarking exploit?
A piece of Roman porcelain?
A rare relic?
A charred roof tile from the Great Fire of London?
Time-traveling
the tactility of an object grasped
400 years ago.
Untold experiences, stories, struggles
Embedded in filth
Categories:
artifacts, 7th grade,
Form: Free verse
Egyptian artifacts intrigue,
Museum quality so fine
Imagination they besiege,
Sagely seasoned like the best wine,
They fill my heart with love and awe,
Egyptian artifacts so fine,
Love soul stories of ba and ka,
Often inspires me and mine,
Soul-deep into a tomb or mine,
Wishing I could go on a dig,
Egyptian artifacts so fine,
Terrific stories truly big,
Finding a tomb King Tut mighty,
Is the best kind of dream of mine,
Discovering tight and righty,
Egyptian artifacts so fine.
Categories:
artifacts, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Quatern
NOT THE ARTIFACTS OF SERENDIPITY
The earth a blue planet isn’t alone in the vast cosmic space
A planetary maze the limitless depths of the universe encase.
Life’s evolution milieu isn’t perhaps a condition unique here
Why intelligent organic world won’t exist elsewhere isn’t clear.
Mysterious marvels on the earth have entered archival record
Many such perhaps lie hidden and remain yet to be explored.
Many features seem beyond the old world’s human capability
Can’t be believed to be the artifacts of unexplained serendipity.
If things have been made surely there must have been a maker
Man couldn’t make these why can’t the ancient alien space traveler.
If the descendants of the ancient aliens visit us on the earth now
They’d be surprised to see the alienated humanity in strife and row.
January 28, 2018.
Categories:
artifacts, earth, men,
Form: Couplet
In a well lit room, where the artifacts lay
There are pieces of art strewn across the floor
The lovely works of art are here on display
The people that come and see them all want more
There are statues, vases, sculptures, and paintings
These that bring awe to many who are seeing
Wanting to see art from many parts of Earth
These pieces are special showing their great worth
Russell Sivey
Categories:
artifacts, art, life, art, art,
Form: Rispetto