I’ve seen the statue fragments Shelley refers to (in the British Museum), and also many in-situ statues etc of Rameses II, including the amazing colossi of Memnon, on the road to the Valley of the Kings from the locals’ ferry point. Those weather-beaten and half-destroyed statues do indeed stand beside nothing, as Amenhotep III’s mortuary temple (which the statues guarded) is completely gone. When it was built it was the biggest temple in Egypt.
I don’t get poetry. Why should I have to work hard to understand some lame words of wisdom? It’s just frustrating. The end sentence is anti-climactic. It could be written much better in straight English. Yep, I just don’t get poetry.
catchup almost 7 years ago
I’ve seen the statue fragments Shelley refers to (in the British Museum), and also many in-situ statues etc of Rameses II, including the amazing colossi of Memnon, on the road to the Valley of the Kings from the locals’ ferry point. Those weather-beaten and half-destroyed statues do indeed stand beside nothing, as Amenhotep III’s mortuary temple (which the statues guarded) is completely gone. When it was built it was the biggest temple in Egypt.
Olddog1 almost 7 years ago
Curse you, global warming climate shift.
Willywise52 Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Like sand thru the hourglass…
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Thus ends all tyrants. Better sooner than later.
Kind&Kinder almost 7 years ago
Sic transit gloria mundi.
fuzzbucket Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Those “level sands” ain’t. Not in the strip or in reality.
linusvp Premium Member almost 7 years ago
I don’t get poetry. Why should I have to work hard to understand some lame words of wisdom? It’s just frustrating. The end sentence is anti-climactic. It could be written much better in straight English. Yep, I just don’t get poetry.