TIME'S SOLUTION
That's all that remains,
a road to nowhere,
scarred and burned,
bricks scuffed by time's solution.
A wall, chipped like chalk,
edges flaked,
inform the place
where windows let the sun
shine into the cubiculum.
A door that's gone,
lacking an interior,
summons up frescoes
of playful nymphs,
now departed in history's hand.
Alabaster dust floating
in the minds of Gods,
surrounds the Villa at Boscoreale.
This ash, some glitter,
what went on here?
Ants and weeds will again build a town
between the blocks
come springtime.
Lean down a bit,
you can see the life.
There stands a ghost peering out,
framed by the dado
that Vetruvius said
would last forever.
Tracing along a wall,
now dust in the memory of time,
a mother's face
still smiling, calling,
come back in.
copyright/ all rights resolved/ 2011
Can't believe that we've gone through 51 Magpie Prompts..how great is that?? Thank you, Tess!
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34 comments:
You give meaning to place in this. Excellent.
very thoughtful words- well done!
Hi Anthony-
So glad that you visited..thank you for your lovely comment!
Hi Kathe W-
Thanks so much for your comment...
I love that even the smallest hints of the past make us stop and wonder what was - hope you are staying warm and INSIDE! xxo
Hi Jeane-
Warm and inside is it!! Stirs up creativity...thanks for your insight..
Oh yes coming back in- inner worlds,
miniature and history ! Thanks.
Powerful and chilling write, Lyn.
(Can you believe next week will be an entire year of Magpies? Amazing.)
Hi izzy-
Thank you..yes, history has a voice, always comes through...
Hi Tess-
Thanks for your kind words...
and..
all those prompts, in the blink of an eye..wonderful idea!!
This was truly lovely - and I loved how your ending made me feel - reliving a bit of my childhood!
Hi lightverse-
So pleased that you liked this..and the ending!! Thank you...
super poetic words..
Cheers.
I like your meditation on old walls, paths and histories.
I enjoy your allusions reinforcing the perennial theme.
Hi Jingle-
It was interesting for me to "get" this one...thanks!
Hi Friko-
So glad you liked this one..thanks so much!!
Hi Paul C-
Thank you, Paul..I really liked getting into this one!
'Still smiling, calling come back in.......what a moment in time caught before disaster!
Time keeps rolling along and doesn't stop for man or beast. Very enjoyable poem about past times :-).
Hi Rinkly Rimes-
So nice to hear from you..thanks!
Hi Windsmoke-
Thank you..I do like to go back in history!
I so loved that last verse. excellent writing.
Hi christine-
So nice of you to say so..means a lot to me...thanks!!
This too shall pass. Makes me realize that everything we think is so important right now will be but dust some day. I don't know if that makes me feel better or worse, though!
Hi Lolamouse-
It's the way of the world, of life on earth..it is what it is..thanks for your feelings about this...
You never fail to deliver, Lyn. Another cracking piece! I loved "ants and weeds will again build a town between the blocks". Great imagery there!
Hi Lena-
Well, aren't you nice..So encouraging..thanks!
the mystical element sweeps me away... i just love it. beautiful.
Hi girldaydreaming-
So happy to hear from you and I agree..the mystical does sweep us along..a will of its own...thank you.
Lyn
and we're left to our own devices to devine the stories held therein. Well done lady; very evocative.
Hi rel-
And we get help from poets and storytellers, thank goodness for that! Thank you for your insight...
This is full of so much wonderful imagery....i think it is a new favorite for me of yours Lyn! :-)
Hi Carrie-
What a wonderful thing to say..I will treasure your words..thank you!
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