Today the Masons are auctioning
their discarded pomp: a trunk of turbans,
gemmed and ostrich-plumed, and operetta costumes
labeled inside the collar "Potentate"
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An insightful creation nicely crafted in persuasive poetic expressions with conviction. Thanks for sharing.
Wonders of the Modern World; I wanted the density of history, which I confused with the smell of the book: //.... Logical and insightful musings about the 'wonders of the modern world' and what they mean to us. Thanks.
wanted the density of history. Wonderful conceptualization. Congrats on modern poet of the Day.
wanted the density of history. Wonderful conceptualization.
Like discovering that a huge pile of yard sale knick-knacks are wholly collaborating to create a gargantuan collage that communicates a single, coherent message. Startling and almost overwhelming, but the granite-hard details of the imagery are too captivating to look away from.
...you could hardly imagine a future. I wanted the density of history, which I confused with the smell of the book..... Good write with the essence of poet's inquisitive understandings.
Yes! ! ! There he goes, taking his reader instantly into his world and we have shared like experiences and sometimes haven't shared them but it doesn't matter because by the end of the poem we will have thoroughly wonderfully have shared with him. Love his talent- -want his talent! ! ! !
Great poem both artistic and informative on Masonic matters. Ya gotta ten kind sir. God bless all poets-MJG.
True history never dies; true wisdom never dies! ~