Valley Of The Kings

By The Walrus

Thu, 24 Jan 2013
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© 2013 David Jasmin-Green

In the shade of this lost valley
savour pestilence destroyed,
death walled up to die
behind rough hewn stone
sealed with bitumen
from the sunny side of the wall.
Question not the moral dilemma
of this sort of murder, for
when he breathes his final breath
and dies in the gathered dust of centuries
his curse will be silenced forever,
and many shall be saved.

Certificate 15
Poem
Alchemical Delights
Miscellaneous

Comments

Submitted by Highhat on
Hi Walrus- all these referrences to ancient times- could you please tell me where they come from? Is this a particular place I don't know of? I like these auld poems ;)Pia

Submitted by The Walrus on
This one is vaguely built around the notion of ancient Egyptian curses, Pia, but it's a bit ambiguous and it's about a lot of unrelated things.

Submitted by Highhat on
Thank you Walrus- that helped a lot as I was quite in the dark. Oh of course- Valley of the Kings- I am slow sorry. ;)Pia

Submitted by The Walrus on
And the other historical one, Vlad, is vaguely in a roundabout sort of way about Dracula.....