Perhaos one day.

story poem.

Perhaps one day.

 

Deep underground pot holers found.

A temple to some deity

Although the darkness was profound.

There was sufficient light to see.

 

An eerie phosphorescent glow

Which seemed some how to emanate

 from the solid floor below.

Which gave them cause to stop and wait.

 

To their great surprise they saw.

A grotesque carven effigy.

 Which filled them with a sense of awe.

So they proceeded cautiously.

 

The walls bore runes they could not read.

Still legible in black and red.

 A sacred place they all agreed.

The handiwork of men long dead.

 

What purpose had this cavern served

 to their forbears so long ago.

Which by some miracle preserved.

There was no way that they could know.

 

The photographed all they had seen.
Proof positive which they would need.

To convince sceptics they had been.

Discoverers of an unknown creed

 

Confronted by the evidence

 the leading experts soon agreed.

That though the runes made little sense.

That given time they might succeed.

 

In finding some philologist

.An expert in his chosen field
perhaps some archaeologist.

To whom the ancient script would yield.

 

The key to solve the mystery.

Pot holers found by accident.

 A piece of ancient history.

 At least that much was evident.

 

But sadly it was not to be.

 The rock collapsed and barred the way

To that well hidden sanctuary.

The photographs are on display.

 

World wide in universities

 available to every one.

Who seeks for that elusive key.

But up to date no has done.

 

Perhaps we are not meant to know

We cannot solve the mystery

what happened here so long ago

Lost in the mists of history.

 

Only the photographs remain.

There is no other evidence.

One day perhaps some students brain

Will understand their relevance.

 

The pot holers earned instant fame.

Although they are all long since dead

Now only scholars know their name
their fleeting fame so quickly fled..

 

Sunday, 12 December 2010

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Reviews

[mir]

Very interesting story into a poem; every line kept my full attention completely through---amazing historical write---greatly enjoyed it

[G. K. Bostic]

I really like this!
Perhaps we are not meant to know
We cannot solve the mystery
what happened here so long ago
Lost in the mists of history.
Excellent write!

[Tate Morgan]

FAme oh fame why do we seek it so ?
very insightful