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| The Colosseum, photo by Paolo Costa Baldi, downloaded from Wikimedia Commons |
My friend, poet extraordinaire, Mary Lee Hahn, is doing a series, "Our Wonderful World" on her blog, YEAR OF READING. She's just launched a new poetry website, POETREPOSITORY and is cross posting her poems there. Each day, Mary Lee selects a different wonder for her former friends to write about. Today's wonder is the Colosseum.
"The Colosseum"
in this ancient amphitheater
bloody power shows
maimed and killed
as unfeeling audience
cheered madly
the Colosseum
is quiet now
but these same
bloody battles
are waged
in living rooms
and locker rooms
as unfeeling audience
cheers madly
(c) Carol Wilcox, 2014
There are lots of other poetic happenings on the web this month.
Jama Rattigan has graciously compiled a terrific list on her blog HERE.
Jama Rattigan has graciously compiled a terrific list on her blog HERE.
This is the humbling history I wrote into my poem. Who better than a football mom to channel the violent sport that was conducted here? Well played.
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