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Poems - A Song for Pyramids

A Song for Pyramids

by FuchsiaFestival!

i.
Pyramids stood on one leg
three sides falling inward.
Crushing sandstone bones
with limestone thrusts.

Three sides, three visions,
three emotions fogged in
helium rays. A sun setting
on the shoulders of basalt.

ii.
Pyramids stand on one foot.
Lifelike triangles staring
at the Nile, facing the
vows of Memphis.

Why don't they collapse
on a cold Egyptian day
where the pharaohs walked
and bred their Khufu smiles?

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Tags: Pharaohs, Egypt, Memphis, Irony, Khufu

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Re: A Song for Pyramids (Score: 1 )
by Zbird on Sunday, June 24, 2012 (08:58:23)

wonderfully written! very thoughtful and thought provoking.

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Re: A Song for Pyramids (Score: 1 )
by FuchsiaFestival! on Monday, June 25, 2012 (22:13:25)

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Re: A Song for Pyramids (Score: 1 )
by omegapaf on Monday, June 25, 2012 (16:15:03)

i'm a bit of a fan of ancient egypt sammi. i think they were smarter than we are. a bit of isis and osiris, with a bit of set thrown in. nicely done sammi - paul and pup.

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Re: A Song for Pyramids (Score: 1 )
by FuchsiaFestival! on Monday, June 25, 2012 (21:57:19)

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Re: A Song for Pyramids (Score: 1 )
by deepali on Monday, June 25, 2012 (21:49:07)

A unique take on the pyramids...great!
Lifelike triangles...so true.
love,
D.

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Re: A Song for Pyramids (Score: 1 )
by FuchsiaFestival! on Monday, June 25, 2012 (21:52:15)

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Re: A Song for Pyramids (Score: 1 )
by Michaelw1two on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 (16:21:20)

Aloha Sammi... vivid and colourful you are with this little mind twist and thought simulator... "pyramids stood on one leg"... some image to paint the end of time with...I wonder of the "fourth side"of these monuments?... what jewel of the "Nile" will come forward through your wonderful mind and to your pen to paint that picture?... great stuff once again young poetess... should I retain any of my sharpness in the coming days and weeks I may well try to elaborate upon your presentation of the feast for thought within these words... all of the best from this life, to you, and all of your relations... Michael.

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Re: A Song for Pyramids (Score: 1 )
by maryanns on Thursday, July 05, 2012 (12:01:36)

In this they come alive in the distance - an eerie balancing act performed between life and death. Love the sense of weightlessness achieved... Cheers, my friend - Mary Ann

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Re: A Song for Pyramids (Score: 1 )
by FuchsiaFestival! on Saturday, August 18, 2012 (14:31:29)

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Re: A Song for Pyramids (Score: 1 )
by Pujakins on Monday, July 23, 2012 (11:06:55)

Nice poem, I really like your new styles of writing, very fine sense of observation here well put in a fine metaphor. Hugs and Blessings, Tasha

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Re: A Song for Pyramids (Score: 1 )
by FuchsiaFestival! on Saturday, August 18, 2012 (14:32:06)

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