Pedestal Still A Prison Is Comments
Beware of a perch lofty you might call.
Marbled pedestal, howso tall be still,
A prison is shorn of a red-brick wall,
And condemned is to live a life of chill.
...
Read full text
1 – 'put on a pedestal' means " To believe or behave as if someone or something is perfect, extraordinarily wonderful, or better than others" Like ME! ! ! :) i find the English a LITTLE rough; my Indian languages are a bit rusty as well.
Delivering Poems Around The World
Poems are the property of their respective owners. All information has been reproduced here for educational and informational purposes to benefit site visitors, and is provided at no charge...
8/8/2025 2:46:58 AM # 1.0.0
2 – favorite lines: " Many a man so installed do I know, Who little if at all lifelong e'er grow, " Bri sits on ground, not pedestal for all to see, because from ground no one can topple me. bri :) to MyPoemList
Thanks dear Bri for these two comments, first, for reading this 2007 poem awaiting a reader with comments for long. Second, for the specific comments. Indian English/rough, may be because these days prose goes in the name of poem/verse. In poetry diction is different. And Indian cannot but write an Indian English.
contd, Sorry for delay in responding. I was travelling and will be in Bangalore for a while.