Hieroglyphs
By Evelyn Aimarie
You do not know me
The current of
Sorrow has carved indecipherable
Hieroglyphs through
My soul.
Anger has been etched into my bones
For so long
I do not know myself.
Categories:
hieroglyphs, mental health,
Form: Free verse
Hieroglyphs etched upon rock walls
Leave clues for future observations.
Egyptian artists in ancient times
Told their stories in animations.
Holograms are recent constructions
That employ 3-D displays
On two dimensional surfaces,
On which its objects amaze.
Categories:
hieroglyphs, language, science,
Form: Quatrain
Ancient hieroglyphs -
pictures of objects
that represented
words and syllables
centuries ago -
Seven hundred
signs (no vowels),
sacred carvings
of old Egypt
Left to right
right to left
or straight down
thoughts like
magic
shown!
Think
ahead
of time
beyond mere
projections
in 3-D
Material
encoded, then
diffracting light -
An image “shone.”
Today’s illusions
on tomorrow’s screens
means special glasses
won’t be required for
modern holograms!
Written May 11, 2016
Categories:
hieroglyphs, technology, words,
Form: Diminished Hexaverse
You were once a small child
With paper and crayon
Cacophony’s of colours
Scribbles so crazily drawn.
Then Mummies and Daddies
Crafted with circles and lines.
Soon squiggles of sunbursts
Your world produced in design.
Princes and princesses
Flashy flowers on the moon.
A glimpse of imagining
A child’s dreams in cartoon.
Illusions of spirals
Sophistication of style.
A mind in awakening
Creating art also tactile.
Definitions of shade
Pencil, paintbrush, and pen.
Astounding refinement
A babe leaving the den.
Inventions and visions
Digitising maps of the skies.
Discovering new vistas
Fresh frontiers as the prize.
Technology projects.
Scheming trips to the stars.
For you are the future,
That’s how special you are.
28th April 2016
Hieroglyphs and Holograms - Poetry Contest
Sponsor - Anthony Slausen
Categories:
hieroglyphs, art, child, growing up,
Form: Rhyme
Hieroglyphics
used in old Egyptian times
communication-
through symbols, signs, and pictures;
non-verbal interactions.
Ancient Egyptians
interpreted at a glance
meanings and feelings.
Symbols would stir emotions-
provide factual knowledge.
Hieroglyphics
exist in these modern times;
new name- Emoji.
Used in our digital world;
pictures like smiley faces.
Just like hand signals,
Emojis speak non-verbal
emotions, feelings-
a whole thought in one image
enhances verbal insights.
Holograms- new tech;
3-D visions, light-induced.
Like feats of magic-
project images, not there;
visions that hang in the air.
Where will this tech lead?
Like ancient Hieroglyphs
replaced by plain words-
will we reverse the process,
draw 3-D signs in the air?
Language of symbols
holograms show more than words-
images and signs
3-D Hieroglyphics;
expressions of tomorrow?
April 10, 2016
Categories:
hieroglyphs, allusion, art, symbolism, technology,
Form: Tanka
Code carved in temple walls, tombs and charms
Used in a religious context
Meaning magic words in Greek
The Egyptians believed
That words written in
Hieroglyphs came
Real in their
Ancient
World
The photographic technology
Creates a visual image
Projected in third dimension
In movies or concerts
Appearing as real
To human eye
Something that
Is not
Real
4-8-2016
Categories:
hieroglyphs, fantasy, religion,
Form: Nonet
If I stare at the blank page long enough
Words will appear,
Words written in black ink, not mollified.
The words will grow together
Like grass forming a sod.
Then, as if on cue,
Spoons dance,
And horseshoes have wings.
A very short story would be the prime motive,
A murder of crows, perhaps.
And perhaps not.
Sometimes, the mud crawls together like glue.
It seals the burial of the crows.
It speaks in a slow language.
To interpret the hieroglyphs of the gods
Would be worthy.
The phone rings:
It is Kathmandu, dispirited.
Out of Montana a horn blows,
And the mountains sing.
The magpies are summoned to a conference
They will divide the spoils.
Their calls resound
On the north face of a mountain.
Categories:
hieroglyphs, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
papyrus symbols
myth shrouding reality
silty wall entombs
Categories:
hieroglyphs, death
Form: Senryu