The Rhyming Coffins

by ADEL   Feb 19, 2009


" To who loses him nothing

To who wins him nothing

I present this nothingness "

Lost me my name and the letters

the form of verses and songs

reachable to ears unreachable

the sound of words and tongues

shackled to the sermon of lies

the speech of olds and youngs

Lost me my sun, the warm belief

the spate of volcanoes and hills

burnable to sins nonburnable

the anthem of churches and bells

tuned to the goers of faith

the life of curses and hells

Lost me some cities and towns

some plains and racial lands

resistible to thirst irresistible

the remains of camels and sands

released to the rein of slavery

the chain of thoughts and hands

Lost me some loss and insanity

some love and beautiful madness

unspeakable to minds speakable

the craze of masks and likeness

stuffed to the faces of hatred

the cancer of grief and sadness

Lost me some sights and candles

some shines and immense lights

beamable to eyes not beamable

the heap of eves and nights

darkened to the havoc of days

the temple of wrongs and rights

Lost me some gods and prophets

some religions and tempered honesty

unbreakable to souls breakable

the immoral of truth and curiosity

bearded with the dust of vain

the prisoners of dreams and liberty

( C ) Copyright 2009 ADEL ATTIYEH

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  • 15 years ago

    by Rachel RTVW

    For English not to be your first language you sure do use it better than many for whom it is! There are a couple grammatical errors but aside from that boy you sure do have a way with words my friend! Beautifully penned. Such a deep and meaningful piece. Excellent job!

  • 15 years ago

    by NyellMoonlight

    Brilliant write, incredibly powerful from the beginning to the end. I like the message of this, it's certainly memorable. You painted magnificent and truly effective pictures with your words throughout each stanza and the vividness of this poem is simply captivating. It contains mixed darkened atmosphere, fantastic choice of words and pure beauty of poetic world of its own.
    Overall, this is truly an enjoyable and original write, intricate and meaningful. I can't pick my favorite stanza because there are too many superb lines through the whole poem.

    Keep up :)

  • 15 years ago

    by debbylyn

    First of all...I love the title and opening dedication...great! Many interesting phrases and verses....

    I see what you were aiming for with the repetition at the beginning of each verse, but not sure I like it...

    The rest of the verses are fantastic! I like the religious undertones and the spiritual aspects...

    Nicely done, Take care, Debbie

  • 15 years ago

    by Cindy

    Adel
    Once again you have captivated me with your poetry.
    Excellent job!
    Take care
    Cindy