MONUMENTAL QUALITIES
filling
painted
space
a
palpable
intensity
juxtaposed
with
a
remarkable
new
unity
simply
linked
elegant
symbolic
FADING LIGHT OF HISTORY*
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Mysterious monuments,
magnificent monoliths,
ancient ruins
capture our imagination.
Wandering through them,
we become seekers,
finding mystery and beauty
in the decay.
The air surrounding them
thick with the scent of history.
forces us to tread lightly,
our hearts attuned to whispers of the past.
We wander purposively,
sifting through the grains of time
listening to the ruins speak
of the fading light of history.
*Note:Poem written for and submitted to Creative Ramblings weekly prompt in response to the picture below.
“The Monumental Arch, also called the Arch of Triumph or the Arch of Septimius Severus, was an ornamental archway in Palmyra, Syria. It was built in the 3rd century during the reign of Emperor Septimius Severus. Its ruins later became one of the main attractions of Palmyra until it was officially destroyed by ISIS in 2015. Most of its stonework survived, and there are plans to rebuild it.”(Cendrine Marrouat)
This monumental shift is the source,
no one can fix everything alone;
Evolution revealed a new course;
In the air a compassionate tone,
a wide grin since we figured it out;
Movement of an unyielding stone;
Our spirits were left in such a drought
buried and seeking a speck of light;
As we faced peril we always fought;
When the end of the tunnel’s in sight?
The cosmos has never smiled this bright.
Centraspiritual forces
Animated notations
Soulful curvatures
Eyes awake, heart atuned, lips silent
Many things left better unsaid
Fortuitous dharma karma songs
flutter butterflies
monumental spectacle
flights of poetry
MONUMENTAL AMERICA
(c)11/1/20, Iris Sankey-Lewis
Monumental America, you said, "In God We Trust."
this super power thing of yours won't rust
the nerve of change to rearrange
internal wealth all by itself gives clue
beauty is in the eyes of Sages, good as new.
You've birth the good, the bad, and the ugly
on grounds of mighty enterprise; semi holy
oh, pray those carefree days are over
let persecutors pause; penn like Solomon, thoughts on vanity
oh say, can you see, the power of redeeming quality?
You stood shoulder to shoulder like twin towers
with panoramic views, and friends, and lovers
haters watch as you paint a new montage
the weight of it surpass the number of lives lost
now at a crossroad; let's make merry at no cost.
Erase the lies. Together your children will rise
oh stars as pure as midnight sky
no condemnation shall befall those sturdy
magnify the God in whom we trust
this super power thing of yours won't rust.
*
S-uccessful
I-ndividual
R-apturously
E-njoys
E-xceptional
T-riumph
H-aving
O-utdone
R-ivals'
N-otable
L-oveliness
E-ven
E-liminating
A-ll
R-ight
A-fter
M-onumental
W-in
A-t
T-okyo
Topic: 59th Miss International (November 12,2019)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Egypt, please pay off the Jewish people...in pyramids
Listen to the political crickets
chirr...….chirr.....chirr
Poetry Soup's First Annual Convention
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3-6-19
Inspired By The First Annual Soup
Convention
Such limpid love as graces your heart comes once in a blue moon
Sometimes spurned, sometimes welcome
In scenes and circumstances teeming with joy in an afternoon
When reflecting upon your unwise action and reaction at home
You rue the mad blood that flooded your head
Dismissing love as though on you it felt like the plague
You could shove beneath your boisterous bed
Cos the swag of this love in your mind felt vague
Until in anger the jilted love left
To hide its hurt pride for good
In a hermetic cleft from which no theft
Could persuade the love to accept the fickle food
You offered the love upon realizing you hurt it so bad
Wondering why such drastic action you had to take
To make an innocent love so sad
It cried, cried, cried because the love concluded you’d made a monumental mistake.
Multi-Talented M.
Mesmerizing.
Masterful.
Majestic.
Markedly Monumental,
Mountainous,
Monsterously Masterful,
Miraculous
M.
Monumental Epistle
Rocketing towards the sky, my feelings arc over the riverbank.
O gravity, where is your force?
I reverberate inside my spacesuit
Against unfriendly Fahrenheit.
I could leave the earth behind the horizon,
If not for you.
If not for you— Dangling tulips on the slope of a flourishing hillside, Sheltering the insects,
While birds poke around
The haystacks beneath Afro-Moringa trees,
As the waves announce my footsteps.
I smile softly Before the squirrels steal the colour of my teeth, Cracking palm nuts Beside leafy greens.
I will be here for a long time,
Longer than Methuselah can recount his days,
Washing the stains of a weary race with fog,
Dancing to the gentle song of the morning wind,
Spreading grace and not lice.
May our wishes remain pure, That one day we may walk On the plaited hair of roses and lilies,
And write our epistle With wine, not wrath.
Uche Chidozie Okorie
Apprehensions in thoughts may form a labyrinth,
and like a cipher open up to become a plinth
but still the belief beholds to achieve what is imagined,
Though in a fog,the wanderer still feels attuned,
Let it be light or the approaching darkness,
but it isn't a mirage showing its absentness...
The people who waded along aren't lost,
As they too were finding a purpose, when their paths had just crossed
So continue the walk to paint the complete picture,
As like the dreams, the clay of life would build a monumental structure.
Your friendship means the world to me
Explaining why is no difficult task
You never hesitate to lend a hand
Even when I hesitate to ask
You’re always willing to listen
And you do not judge or boast
It’s your kind-hearted nature
That I tend to love the most
Your intelligence is unfathomable
And with your skill you will do great things
You’re the epitome of hard work and diligence
And all the positive things it brings
You set your goals and obtain them
Letting nothing stand in your way
You know no such thing as obstacles
For they’ve never held you at bay
It’s hard to say good-bye
But, trust me, it’s not the end
Because you’ve left a lasting impression
As my inspiration and best friend
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