He ponders ..His Fate!

A man of stone sits alone

Re-sculptured with time;

With head on hand, on knee

He ponders, his fate...his time.

Dressed in green, lichen moss

Streaked with white: a bird's delight

Scorched by sun, covered in dust

He ponders ... his fate.

Stripped by weather, ravaged by age

Crushed is he, with passages of time.

Relentless pressures bestowed on shoulders;

A test of mind, a smile no longer viewed.

A slab of stone chipped away

Slowly vandalised by Mother

Earth,  home to lichen green.

Fragmented, cracked showing age.

No longer glorious grey

Man of stone sits alone

Head in hand, on knee

He ponders.. his fate

Facing life's decay.

From stones decay

A life was had.. now

Viewed in horror

Looked on in disgust

He sits and waits......

With a gleam in her eye

Mother Earth chips away

The smoothness of his skin;

"til a soul no more remains.

Just dust, dirt, rubble 

To be reclaimed by......

He knows... his fate, 

His time with Mother.

Reviews

[Mick Burke]

Very good. Nothing can last forever, even hard stone succumbs to the ravages of time.

[andrew mitchell]

thank you mick

[alf]

Hi Andrew. Rodin would be so proud you have turned his sculpting into poetic art form!!! I can hear, chin cupped in hand "ah, another true master of his craft". Loved this!!! Also a great fan of the thinker, alf

[andrew mitchell]

ta alf it was based on the thinker!!!!!

[marcus]

Really liked this one!!!!

[andrew mitchell]

thank you marcus

[Valentine]

For some reason this made me think of my parents tombstones and how they are showing their age. So many others tipping over, others brand new. A long life is not promised to any one or any thing. Thought provoking write. Valentine

[andrew mitchell]

so true of tombstones

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and such is the life of "the thinker" and our own fleeting time in this world.., a thought-provoking piece describing our journeys towards death at the hands of time... beautiful write, my friend

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you for your kind words as always FT , always appreciated!!:)