Searching the smoking ruins
of Notre-Dame cathedral,
on the Paris Île de la Cité,
one of the finest examples medieval
of French Gothic architecture,
with flying buttresses, a rib vault,
immense bells,
enormous colourful rose windows
all of which went through hell
during the fearful fire of 2019,
and it was seen
he'd been through the wringer
when looking for Quasimodo
they found a dead ringer
Categories:
quasimodo, fire, fun, humorous, silly,
Form: Rhyme
QUASIMODO
Quasi modo geniti infantes,*
“Why was I not made of stone like thee,”
Up-far-up, he hugs the cold cathedral gargoyle.
Are there tears when they beat his humpback?
Do we care? Do we?
Sophistical** sophistication of the mob
both skint and silk-stocking.
Ill will surrounds the beauty and the beast, both misunderstood.
Mood of shadows, felicitous and suffering bells,
Orgasmic Frollo circling Esmeralda, blaming her for his
Depravity. “Sanctuary, Sanctuary,” the cry of the bell tower’s madman,
Oh but much saner than the world that the Lord looks upon.
7/18/2019
*Like a newborn
**Plausible but based upon deception
Categories:
quasimodo, imagery,
Form: Acrostic
Hunchback of Notre Dame
Up in his bell tower hideout
Recluse guardian of
The most famous cathedral
Through all ages
Parisian landmark
Immortalized in world literature
Heart of harrowing drama
What's left of his undying love
For his beautiful Esmeralda
Submitted on April 18, 2019 for contest NOTRE DAME IN THE NEWS sponsored by KIM RODRIGUES - HONORABLE MENTION
Categories:
quasimodo, beauty, heartbroken, history, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Disfigured hunchback
Whose only friends were the bells
'Til Esmerelda
Categories:
quasimodo, destiny, loneliness, paris,
Form: Senryu