Monuments Poem by Ananta Madhavan

Monuments



A broken column and an angel weeping
Mark the place where Mozart lies.


A spiral frieze upon a marble tower
Marks the ground that Trajan trod.


A scripted slab in a peopled corner
Serves as memorial to Byron.


These monuments are apt: none apter
If Death itself should take Wren's epitaph.


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(Written on a tour in England,1971.
The last line of the poem alludes to
St. Paul's Cathedral in London, by Christopher
Wren, with the famous Latin epitaph inscribed
on the great dome, 'Reader, if you are
seeking a memorial, look around you.'('Circumspice'.
It also hints at Donne's sonnet and to Dylan Thomas's
early poem, 'And Death shall have no Dominion'.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Geetha Jayakumar 20 February 2014

A wonderful write. I should read those poems..you have penned it very well. Thanks for sharing..

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