stele

by agoodguy2havesuffolk, Virginia, USA

Aug 2010 422 Views 7 comments

stele

those lines etched into hard stone
glyph from some unknown alphabet
men, women, boys and girls shown
back from ancient worlds they get

to tell of old flesh and bone
some king or prince of local renown
who sat then upon their age-old throne
retrieved now from some lost 'n found

their days upon earth all numbered
long ago battles fought and lost
no different ours are so encumbered
peoples enslaved and women accost

what was gained of land and power
all etched into those ancient runes
what was lost of human flower
dug out from some forgotten dunes

© agoodguy2have 2010-08-26

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stele

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Posted: Aug 2010

About this poem:

file under nostalgia or patriotism???

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Comments (7)

swade777Grants Pass Area, Oregon USAAug 26, 2010

Nice presentation goodguy! Makes me want to explore a pyramid!! Nice write!! Something different and several steps away from human emotion! Thanks for the taste of variety!

andrew149Southbourne, nr.Bournemouth, Dorset, England UKAug 27, 2010

Thankyou GG, sorry to put the cat among the pigeons, (Previous comments), but I think that to report on human nature or emotion, from an unbiased point of view, you need to have a deeper understanding than most. It is for an editor to put their point of view, I think.....Nice write, nice piece, thankyou.....Andrew.

Ladybee42East Liverpool, Ohio USAAug 27, 2010

is there a file for mysterious?
i think these stones are full of mystery,
a mystery we would have to travel back
in time to unravel...nice write,
enjoyed the words immensely

anblu45treviso, Veneto ItalyAug 27, 2010

l recognize some words stele nostalgia crescendo per via is this english words or are you using forein lang words?

Happygolucky4uTreasure Coast, Florida USAAug 27, 2010

you the poet and you know it!

Many forgotten things in those dunes.

agoodguy2haveOPsuffolk, Virginia USAAug 27, 2010

thank you all for your kind comments. I was introduced to the term, looked it up (on Wikipedia...where else!) and wrote the poem.

anblu45, all words in this poem are English, though much of English language is borrowed or had root word origins in other romantic languages.

don't worry Gashly about it...we'll get our chance to be stele runes/ruins in time I'd wager. ;-)

freeatlast64847Lanagan, Missouri USAAug 28, 2010

The tempoal nature of human existence well described! Be you king or pauper, we all end up in the dunes...