Short Pharaohs Poems

pale desiccate strand
solemn dirge of the Pharaohs
shrouded by tourists...

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Why stop at statues     
        Let’s level the pyramids   
      Damn pharaohs had slaves  
  
By
David Kavanagh...

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our souls
are
tethered
to
the stars
while
the
ancient eyes of the sun
guard
the
tomb of the pharaohs
shall
always
remember
who we are...

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PEAK
rose up
through dark sea

light created world
pyramid is stairway
pharaohs climb to join stars

"peak pivots earth to the divine"
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Idolized by pharaohs, monarchs and kings;
Bird of the wetlands, marshes and swamps.
Interesting forager with long bill and stilted long legs;
Sacred icon of the dynasties of yore....

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He walked with the dignity of a 
kingdom as old as the written word.

The goodness and figure of a father,
he died under the sighs of the pharaohs.

The sacrificing Christ of his convictions,
unflinching, faced the lions of his legions....

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A lone silhouette in twilight,
  She dip her jug in waters from
 which Moses the prophet was drawn
  It ripples ever so gently;
  And though the Pharaohs no longer make waves,
 The river still has a story to tell
                          ....

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kings nor pharaohs
let
the 
stars 
shall
speak their gallant words
we 
hold for tomorrow
the 
transition of
our 
soul begins
in 
this ancient paradise
that 
lead us not
into 
temptation 
but
deliver us
to 
write our names in gold...

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of Babylon it's written
of Rome it is said
of Athen's glory it's recounted
of Egypt's pharaohs long dead
   Anaheim's alive
   Dallas, dynamic
   Phoenix is rising
   Portland is panoramic
we pay homage to what was; overlook what glistens, the aerodynamic...

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Holy Egyptian Goddess
Magical Isis
Mother of the pharaohs
We seek your wisdom

Your truth is our truth
Your sons are our sons
Ancient sage
Soothsayer and prophet

We look upon you as our ultimate warrior
Heroine of our ancient myths
Mother oh Mother
Show us the way...

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Nights infusion
bleary eyed rivals
in Soho tweed
Pharaohs joke was here
Denim clad oxymorons
with spotlight eyes
Archways lean close
as sticks befuddle
their spark of epiphany
A jewelled silence
captures the gangsters in silhouette
Freaks five a penny
prolapse the night...

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Ancient Egyptians had terrific mummification skills
They practiced on a variety of lesser animals
hippopotamuses, cats, dogs, camels, and apes
there is non-living proof of their talents in their tombs
pharaohs and their queens were also mummified
Their mummification techniques are still admired today...

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Gold
                 pure precious 
           alluring shining pining 
pharaohs emperors plebs commoners 
          repelling dulling whining 
                   crude waste
                        Dust


Diamante Poetry For Fun 
Your Choice of Theme Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Caren Krutsinger 
8/26/2021...

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the pharaohs phallus
          mummified stiff as a board
               tut tut naughty boy

By
David Kavanagh


True story this, when they opened Tutankhamuns 
Sarcophagus, Imagine their bewilderment to 
find King Tut's mummy, and his symbolically 
embalmed erect phallus
Perhaps this is what Lord Carnarvon thought...

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The glory that was Greece; the grandeur that
was Rome. The mystery of Egypt and
the Pharaohs' giant tombs. A Sphinx-cat
guards all treasures past in Ancient Egypt's land

Today the Sphinx bears witness to miles and
miles of sand.  Glory faded, dessication
~ Pharaohs' pyramidal desecration



         Iambic Pentameter...

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DIMINISHING HEX-ON-VERSE


A hex on this verse
how could it be worse
tongue in cheek or terse
potion to reverse
a poetic curse

quivered arrows
wingless sparrows
Sphinx and Pharaohs
distant gallows

funnels bend
wordless blend
poems end

contend
pretend

words


John G. Lawless
1/2/2015

N/S NOT SUBMITTED...

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People buy pictures
They have a notion
That they are owners
But actually
The pictures own them. 
They will outlive
Or outlast them
They are only
Custodians.
They purchase
Pyramid,
Art will live.
And they...
Pharaohs:
Dead.

        +++++++++
Date 2-28-14
Motif : Epic
Dr. Ram Mehta
First Place win
Contest: Impress Me with short poems II by Giorgio...

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they fight with their bows and arrows
while facing the one standing with a gun
they fight with giants millionth times their size
in terms of wealth, they're richer than old pharaohs

they fight with the monsters lurking towards their land
to claim it as theirs but they weren't even born there
they set the stage and talk about love
while their hunters hunt the indigenous...

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Problems pass on by,
they are hard to hold onto...
when now never ends!

In this dark mansion,
phantoms of fear are vanquished...
by the flames of faith!

We part the Red Sea,
of flesh and blood to escape...
our evil pharaohs!

Points of light appear,
where the velvet sky wears thin...
and heaven shines through!

The light it shall come,
shining in the eastern sky...
betrothed to the sun!

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The scratches cut deep in red sandstone, 
tell of that ancient Egyptian day.
When the sun on the hall of kings shone,
their faces formed from the light and shade.

The faithful sing in harmonic voice
to praise the idols the gods love most.
This beautiful day the peoples' choice,
parade the spirit kings and their host,

into a sunset of Pharaohs gold!



date:
contest:Queen of day
sponsor:Charles Messina...

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           Pull the wool over our eyes
             Exploit your bully pulpit

           Ha, ha! Even ‘Wooly Bully’
             is relatively young ~
                     It's not the culprit


 
           ___________________________
           'Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs'
            were a 'one-off' pop group of the
            mid-1960's. Their hit was titled
            'Wooly Bully,' some kind of dance.
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The dust blows of Pharaohs’ legend
which murmurs of tomb- rites unsaid;
and through  embers of a gas light 
my imaginings weave  in threads.
Giza’s desert  touched by midnight,
as pores recall ancient thoughts,
I memorize mules roaming by
while this grandeur leaves me distraught,
for time rushes to steal a glee
of  journey ‘s end  I can’t defy. 



In The Desert Contest: nette onclaud
Leon Datu, 15 Sept 2014
10 lines...

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The blood of the people 
In the streets of Cairo
The flesh of mothers
In the lanes of Cairo
The cries of children 
In the cusp of fear
The boots of soldiers
On the sides of marchers
And the bullets from rifles
Of sons and daughters 
Of the would be victims
This spring of madness
In the land of Pharaohs
In the land of Pyramids
In the land of the Nile
This spring of death
And destruction
In the heart
Of Egypt
O Misri!
When 
Will it
End?...

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The writings on the wall , they say
The Egyptians they will agree 
The pharaohs  used the hieroglyph
to tell of us of their reign 

The holograms the future 
The skywalkers  would agree 
The rebel alliance sent messages 
to tell us the empires on the way 

The methods used to   message us
have evolved, I'm sure you would agree
but to send a hieroglyph or hologram  
to mum a bit much to order  tea .



comp entry 08042016...

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I was crafted for you long ago of bronze
Carried by Egyptians like fine silk
I was once the ankh pressed against your pain
We crossed the Nile while pharaohs slept in lotus
dreams
The desert was once our home and Cleopatra, our
Queen

While the queen courted Caesar and General
Ptolemy ruled
We clung to the fevered silver of the stars
But now is today and all is forgotten of us
A promise to M.
Written in sand 






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