“Broken Idol” by Ralph Wickiser
tragic are the heroes
who succumb to the light
the revealing bright truth
of assiduous time
head and shoulders
perceived pure of gold
breast ennobled of silver
brass waist legs of iron
poor flawed feet of clay
thus do kingdoms
divide themselves
unto their fall
Writer Lynne Sargent
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I am where the valleys are deep, the mountains are high, and the wind moans through trees...
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So nice and poetic!
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thank you most kindly
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Your welcome!
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Very profound, deliciously Arthurian. Great stuff Paul
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cheers, michael
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Hollywood makes them, Washington breaks them: bobbleheads all in the end . . .
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pithy
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I thought of Thomas Cole’s rise and fall of an empire paintings when reading this. You have always been a skilled and thoughtful poet Paul
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your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated
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EYE Am One Of Those Heros!
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stay strong
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Amazing Paul. Thank you for this.
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appreciate that
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Sometimes I wish the clay started further up the torso. Then maybe they could be molded differently.
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ha ha – well said
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