by John Daleiden
an ancient column
from Cleopatra's temple—
reclaimed treasure
from Cleopatra's temple—
reclaimed treasure
once she walked this courtyard—
distant echoes of the past
distant echoes of the past
did you cry at night
afraid your heart might break?
the glitter of gold
afraid your heart might break?
the glitter of gold
in Renhai Studio
Archive Id: 198
John Daleiden: USA
Written: December 17, 2009
Theme: Past Historical moments
Season: All Season
Kigo: n/a
Verse Form: Free
Process: Forward
Links: 2a: courtyard
Links: 2b: past echoes
Links: 1: "ancient column", "Cleopatra's Temple", "treasure"
Links: 3: "heart...break", "gold"
"Voices from the Past" is based on an AP news story published on the internet on 2009-12-17: "Monument lifted from Cleopatra's underwater city" posted on http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_egypt_sunken_treasures
Notes: Verse 2: Once, long ago, 2,050 years ago, this "ancient column" was a part of the palace complex of Cleopatra, the 1st Century B.C. Queen of the Ptolemaic dynasty, a powerful Egyptian ruler. In the 1990's the column was found submerged in Alexandria's harbor. Archeologist believe an earthquake toppled this ancient palace complex into the sea during the 4th century. Now, the 9-ton, 7.4-foot-tall pylon, covered with muck and seaweed, has been recovered from the murky waters of the Mediterranean. Many granite temple pylons lined a courtyard where Cleopatra and others walked. The ancient artifact suggests "echoes" from past history.
Verse 1 details the artifact and the recovery process; through Archeologists, the remnant is connected to real people in past history, Queen Cleopatra of Ancient Egypt.
Verse 3 imagines a scene in the life of the adolescent ruling Queen of Egypt. Cleopatra, a popular figure of western literature and culture, was fabled to be an exotic beauty. Her legacy is preserved in dramatizations and the current media. Her persona is represented in many works: William Shakespeare's tragedy, Antony and Cleopatra, Jules Massenet's opera, Cleopatre, the 1963 Elizabeth Taylor-Richard Burton film, Cleopatra, and George Bernard Shaw's play, Caesar and Cleopatra.
Most depictions portray Cleopatra as a young adolescent woman of great beauty who has successive conquests with some of the world's most powerful men; these liaisons are thought to be proof of her aesthetic and sexual appeal. Ahh, if only the "purple" barge could be resurrected!
The composition process in this renhai was 2, 1, 3, working from the middle outward, the originally designed process established by Renhai creator Vaughn Seward.
John Daleiden: USA
Written: December 17, 2009
Theme: Past Historical moments
Season: All Season
Kigo: n/a
Verse Form: Free
Process: Forward
Links: 2a: courtyard
Links: 2b: past echoes
Links: 1: "ancient column", "Cleopatra's Temple", "treasure"
Links: 3: "heart...break", "gold"
"Voices from the Past" is based on an AP news story published on the internet on 2009-12-17: "Monument lifted from Cleopatra's underwater city" posted on http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_egypt_sunken_treasures
Notes: Verse 2: Once, long ago, 2,050 years ago, this "ancient column" was a part of the palace complex of Cleopatra, the 1st Century B.C. Queen of the Ptolemaic dynasty, a powerful Egyptian ruler. In the 1990's the column was found submerged in Alexandria's harbor. Archeologist believe an earthquake toppled this ancient palace complex into the sea during the 4th century. Now, the 9-ton, 7.4-foot-tall pylon, covered with muck and seaweed, has been recovered from the murky waters of the Mediterranean. Many granite temple pylons lined a courtyard where Cleopatra and others walked. The ancient artifact suggests "echoes" from past history.
Verse 1 details the artifact and the recovery process; through Archeologists, the remnant is connected to real people in past history, Queen Cleopatra of Ancient Egypt.
Verse 3 imagines a scene in the life of the adolescent ruling Queen of Egypt. Cleopatra, a popular figure of western literature and culture, was fabled to be an exotic beauty. Her legacy is preserved in dramatizations and the current media. Her persona is represented in many works: William Shakespeare's tragedy, Antony and Cleopatra, Jules Massenet's opera, Cleopatre, the 1963 Elizabeth Taylor-Richard Burton film, Cleopatra, and George Bernard Shaw's play, Caesar and Cleopatra.
Most depictions portray Cleopatra as a young adolescent woman of great beauty who has successive conquests with some of the world's most powerful men; these liaisons are thought to be proof of her aesthetic and sexual appeal. Ahh, if only the "purple" barge could be resurrected!
The composition process in this renhai was 2, 1, 3, working from the middle outward, the originally designed process established by Renhai creator Vaughn Seward.
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