They rise like ancient dreams
From the sands of Egypt
Gently kissing the sky
Whispering to the heavens.
How grand they are
The pyramids of Giza
With pride so high
They paint the sky.
What you see are stones stiched
With hands together so neat
Each edge lay in total agreement
To a will of a heart with ailment.
But Pharoah saw a dream
One the captures the reality of a life
That will never fade on the face of earth.
A story that stands the test of time.
Pisa's draftsman born
in Egypt planned Pyramids
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Date created: 08/02/2021
We are not going far, Mama they lied to me.
Only to Egypt, way across the sea.
I figured maybe Des Moines, certainly not Chicago.
Which was hundreds of miles, much too far for two puppies to go.
Will you be home for lunch? I asked them, thawing out some chow.
They professed to not know. Said good-bye in bow-wow.
I was not worried, how far could two young puppies get?
If I had known, I would have thrown a fit!
Gone for two nights, then a week, two months now.
I was sorrowful, barking sad lonely “bow-wow”.
I thought they were dead, my two favorite litter pups.
I was crying and sobbing, drowning grief in my cups.
My man said “Come on woman, buck up! They have dog in them.”
He is super confident, a heel sometimes, but my almost best friend.
He is really great at cheering me up, helping me have a better day.
I am laughing now, full of relief, for look what I got in the mail today?
Sphinx
inscrutable, mysterious
perplexing, mystifying, awe-inspiring
statue, ancient, pharaoh, limestone
striking, stunning, bewildering
mythical, enigmatic
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Date written and posted: 03/24/2018
In the land titled the Gift of the Nile,
where pharaohs rode in gilded chariots,
149 feet she elegantly stands,
in the sandy plains of Giza
For decades long gone,
shes taken the crown;
"the tallest master piece of man's hand"
a Triton amongst Minnows yes indeed,
if thou not believe,the Falcons do
for centuries gone they scaled her sculpture
high enough to see the land of the saints
years and years casing stones were lain,
limestone blocks coalesced in myriads
to form a triangular figure,
firm enough to outlive lake Superior
senile she may be,
she proves that old is gold!
for even the blind behold her in wonder
she dwarfs her surrounding like,
a queen she's always been
casing stones still encircle her
like nestlings before their mother,
and when the moon rises,
she shines like a figure
from wonderland
and hail to the ancient mathematicians
for designing a figure,
that is food to ones soul
The pyramids have made me ponder
Sprouting tall in sands of timeless plunder
They raise the palms, of either hand
Among the eighth, of wonderlands
I'll hold a constellation of small conclusions
While coming forth with wise solutions
The Sphinx, she taunts me, with ancient riddles
Of mere coincidence, or majestic plan
The likeness climbs the vulnerable mind
Comparisons of any kind
Rival all of Mother Nature
To look about the infrastructure
If it fails to quiet me with sure decision
What my eyes acknowledge
Must bear no burden of proof
It is simply there, exempt from time
No moorings hold it to past or future
Overlooking River Nile
I smile and ponder why and how
There is delight in the wonder of obscurity
A purity in never knowing
A culture keen in keeping mystery
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For PD's Contest: Epic Mysterious
pale desiccate strand
solemn dirge of the Pharaohs
shrouded by tourists
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