Before a time
When the land ran dry
A man lived his life.
This life recorded in ancient tome
Mummified
Turned to stone.
Legend carved of stone
As a statue
His tome doth told
Of a life written in gold.
*I don't think this is what I quite had in mind, but here we go!
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Leatherbound
PoetryPoetry collection for my dad. Themes range from nostalgia to injustice to heartfelt. Despite its central topics, the collection attempts to return to a brighter tone from Violet's previous works.
Mummified/Mummy Man
Before a time
When the land ran dry
A man lived his life.
This life recorded in ancient tome
Mummified
Turned to stone.
Legend carved of stone
As a statue
His tome doth told
Of a life written in gold.
*I don't think this is what I quite had in mind, but here we go!