FORGOTTEN ALAS

People so easily forget

As we lie here who now thinks of us
Once kings toasted our health and princes were our playmates
Once we loved many and lost more but who thinks of this now?
We travelled across the known world and discovered much else besides
Alas who now remembers?
We graced periodicals and writers sung our praises
I fear the photographs like the memories are faded
Authors recounted our tales of derring-do
These books sit unread on the shelves of the public libraries
Our passing provoked national mourning
Who weeps for us now?
Flowers bedecked our place of rest for many a year
Now they are all wilted and died
Our epitaph proclaimed us as important, as people to be admired and praised
None now can read the faded words and few even know where it is
As we now crumble to dust, who among you remembers us?
Who among you cares?

Author's Note

Hate the title but can't think of a better one. Any suggestions?

Reviews

[Patches I'm not so new..]

This reminds me so much of medievil times yet you mention photos and to me this throws the poem out of "kilter" so to speak al else in the poem could be of people long ago this is a gret write Chris the picture created is very vivid but to me that mention of the word "photo" could be replaced by "portrait" perhaps?

[Calypso]

I like this. Was there a time period you were trying to write about?
It makes me thing of the Middle Ages though.

[Ashley Myers]

i think the title suits just fine. and its so true. The famous people of this world actually weren't famous until they were dead. then it didnt take very long for people to forget about them. if it werent for them our world wouldnt be how it is today. they created change....but no one even knows who they are or what they did. i dont even know the half of them!!!