Longa Poems - Poems about Longa

His Epitaph, Short and Snappy

They nagged him till he'd had enough.
His one remaining joy was snuff.
Beyond the post that ends his race
he has found a better place.
This is no time to joke or laugh
but to write his epitaph.
Art is long but life is short.
I lack the time to more report.
Short and snappy were his days,
short therefore to him my

Categories: longa, leaving, life, peace,
Form: Epitaph

Vida Longa

Vida Longa.

Hoje em todos os tempos;
Sempre as pessoas 
querem vida longa,
sem envelhecimento

Muitas pessoas vivem sem envelhecer
entram para a vida eterna
pelo que fazem 
e do que faz com as outaras pessoas.

Pessoas que de vida longa
trabalham muito,
 às vezes tocam música
argumentam a todo instante
fazem negócios
e produzem
cada vez mais.

Categories: longa, business,
Form: Free verse

Ars Longa -- Vita Brevis

Living musicians compose
      
     Dead musicians decompose



    The title is Latin for:
   'Art is long; life is short'

Categories: longa, art, music,
Form: Epigram

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Ars Longa

Ars Longa

It finally happened!
Someone in the East Wing
Goateed a Madonna and redid a Rembrant
a la de Kooning.

A blond with Vogue patterns
is crouched on the hall--
She's eyeing a Van Gogh
eyeing her from the wall.

We judge from the blushes
of blue-rinsed ladies in fur
Rude comments were made
on the audio tour.

The guards commandeer
Donatellos for targets
and are cleaning their pistols
with

Categories: longa, art, culture, fun,
Form: Light Verse

Ars Longa, Vita Brevis

Poesy requires skill and meter,
     and a bard of golden heart;
or he will tire and teeter.
“Ars longa, vita brevis.”

A bard must seek inspiration, 
     and write with love and art
to create grace with elevation.
“Ars longa, vita brevis.”

A divine gift from the Nine Muses

Categories: longa, imagery, inspiration, metaphor, muse,
Form: Rhyme

Ars Es Longa, Vita Brevis

Ars est longa,
vita brevis.
Art is immortal.
Art is infinite.
Pictograms tell a story,
of Man that have past.
Terra cotta pots and cuneiforms,
Depicts their details of Lives.
Paintbrushes and canvases,
bring history alive.
Statues of stone or metal,
Remind us of the legacies,
That people left behind.
Art is history,
And forever it will be,
The story of Life
as we see it.

Categories: longa, art, imagination, passion,
Form: Free verse