Sunday, July 10, 2011

I Am Your King

Image by NeilAlexander
My poem entry for One Shoot Sunday 10 July 2011, at One Stop Poetry

I am a Soldier - and a King
anklets, wrapped
snakes chained to death
look around and see….
- My Empire!

Deep lined and carved
vines hacked
till ruins are stayed
upon the temple'd peaks
of Mount Meru
and the Hindu gods
who stoop beyond a bow
- so far away.

Build my temple
on blood soaked grounds
where I'll sit in peaceful grace
then cleanse the stones
with heaven's nymphs
for I am your King
they are mine,
and you… are bound.

9 comments:

  1. dang david...snakes chained to death.. and building temples on soaked ground..tight write!!

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  2. Abrupt ending like a stately decree... Excellent imagery throughout your poem. Profound irony sitting in peace on blood soaked ground.

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  3. dang...yeah claudia stole my word...haha...great intensity to the imagery...and excellent break at the end...

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  4. And all that is found in the picture...

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  5. brilliant write almost felt as if it was a declaration ...liked it thank you

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  6. The opening actually pulled me immediately to the classic "Ozymandias," and the tone certainly seemed to fit when contrasting it with the image above. Such proud talk, with a backdrop of ruin...peace in blood.

    Which is to say - very much enjoyed, a profound voice, taking us centuries back, to a land far from many of us...powerful.

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  7. Fabulous piece... your words carry meaning beyond the surfaces, facades mearly hiding chained declarations beneath.

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