Zen Pencils by Gavin Aung Than for July 20, 2015
July 13, 2015
July 27, 2015
Transcript:
Zen Pencils Presents OZYMANDIAS A poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley I met a traveller from an antique land who said… Two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand… …half sunk, a shattered visage lies. Whose frown, and wrinkled lip… …and sneer of cold command… …tell that its sculptor well those passions read. Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things. The hand that mocked them… …and the heart that fed. And on the pedestal these words appear… King: My name is OZYMANDIAS. King: King of KINGS. King: Look on my works, ye mighty… …and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay… …of that colossal wreck… …boundless and bare… …the lone and level sands stretch far away. - Percy Bysshe Shelley
Williamss over 9 years ago
Than is completely original and often brilliant.
Lethea over 9 years ago
One of the last episodes of Breaking Bad was titled “Ozymandias”. A reference to classic poetry in a top-rated TV show is something you just don’t see.
ziggman14304 over 9 years ago
Awesome.
MeGoNow Premium Member over 9 years ago
The statue may be crumbled, but they DID built a 150-foot tall statue of him, and he had a lifetime of wildly successful exploits (the slanderous tale of Exodus is almost entirely mythical) and lived to at least 90 years old. What a guy.
Kind&Kinder over 9 years ago
This is probably Shelley’s best, most profound poem. Wonderful artwork, Gavin, and the subject is, of course, very Zen. But then, what isn’t? Great stuff, Gavin. Thanks.
bfrg45 over 9 years ago
I was too young when I read this poem last. So good to read it again with a little more knowledge and wisdom.
Vet Premium Member over 9 years ago
Kings come and Kings go.The sands remains the same.