That I could be a statue
Untouched, unscathed by time
Inspiring lovers' love
And causing the poet's rhyme
A testament to values
A visage etched in stone
Standing tall, unmoving
Never more to cry, or moan
A silent form unspeaking
Solid, here I stand
Teasing your subtle mindset
A beauty that is bland
But statues have no answers
Only questions for the mind
And it is within our being
To go, and answers find
The cold uncaring marble
Is lifeless, though it's form
Hold a life un-living
Unlike ours that are warm
Sympathize this noble pillar
Honor this humble stone
He's locked within the moment
Surrounded, yet alone.
This man who stares, so vacant
Into his distant past
For him it's ever constant
And forever it will last
While I just walk and wander
Staring at this chiseled man
And dream of being a statue
As only a dreamer can
To be locked in stone forever
With a perpetually vacant face
Locked within my single time
And dragged into my place
By such thoughts I am not tempted
A stone, I wish not to be
I hold my breath most dearly
And there are more statues for me to see
I much prefer my walking
Than bolted in a single place
I often use my expressions
And prefer not a chiseled face
True my form may sag and roll some
I prefer this to slabbed stone
For time is a great river
And I wish not to travel it alone
Author notes
Unrequited Writer
Theme: Odes to what surround us, and the questions they ask us.
Inspired by the poem "Ode to a Greacean Urn" By John Keats. and the statue of David by Micelangelo
A contest entry
- Truth Of Life contest Round TWO (invite only) by xandercheerios.
800 points, ended July 15, 2007, 14 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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Wow this is amazing! I swear I love odes more than almost any other style, and you've accomplished here what only the legends and VERY few modern poets can. Great work, this kind of talent HAS to advance! Keep it up, I love it, I love it, I love it! Round 3 will be similar to these last 2, not many requirements, but round 4 will start to get more... deep. So if you don't already have a round 3, go ahead and start working on it... because you're in!
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oh my goodness! You never cease to amaze me and are definitely one of my favorite poets ever! You are amazinng with the knowledge, creativity, flow, and rhyme of each poem. How you delve so deeply into a character, thing, place, or feeling never ceases to amaze me!
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