Stone of Dreams


An uncut ruby held in eternity’s hands,
the stone of dreams horded to buy life
now used to mark death.
Hands reaching for the gods
forever raised above mortality’s skeleton.



©Susie Clevenger 2012
A grave at the Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
Magpie Tales: Mag 103
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Comments

Cad said…
Or reaching still for the unattainable? Some see life the same way...
February 7, 2012 at 3:58 AM
izzy said…
I like this in its simplicity and yet not...Sometimes when we dip an idea and then lift it up; we think we get it- If we wait a few breaths
it changes-( stone of dreams,
mortality's skeleton) Thanks for visiting.
February 7, 2012 at 7:56 AM
Carrie Van Horn said…
Your time waiting to do the prompt was well worth it Susie! This is a truly thought provoking poem....I love it!!
February 7, 2012 at 10:21 AM
Helen said…
Hoarding = greed .. never good. Your Mag however is quite good!
February 7, 2012 at 11:32 AM
Sherry Blue Sky said…
Wonderful. The last two lines knock it right out of the ballpark.
February 7, 2012 at 12:05 PM
Susan Anderson said…
Mortality's skeleton.

I am enjoying thinking about the implications of that...

=)
February 7, 2012 at 1:33 PM
Unknown said…
I like that your poem left me with the feeling of more being out there than life and death. Thank you for sharing your stone of dreams, Susie.
February 7, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Claudia said…
i like the rawness of this...the uncut ruby held in eternity’s hands...and mortality's skeleton...great images..
February 7, 2012 at 4:17 PM
Scarlet said…
Nice take on the heart as an uncut ruby held in eternity's hands ~
February 7, 2012 at 5:35 PM
Brian Miller said…
ugh...we can not take it with us...an intersting thought if our graves were marked with what we really clung to...would be intersting to see...
February 7, 2012 at 7:06 PM
Audrey Howitt aka Divalounger said…
Beautiful job on this! I really should pay more attention to the prompts! Lovely stuff keeps happening with them! (sigh)

@AudreyHowitt
February 7, 2012 at 8:02 PM
hedgewitch said…
You transform the ghoulish image into a prayer--nicely done.
February 8, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Teresa said…
What a wonderful take on the prompt.
February 8, 2012 at 7:42 PM
Sheila said…
a ghostly photo and message. nicely done, susie!
February 9, 2012 at 11:24 AM
Tess Kincaid said…
Stone of dreams horded to buy life...powerfully thought provoking...
February 9, 2012 at 11:24 AM
ayala said…
Raw and nicely penned !
February 10, 2012 at 6:52 AM
Chèvrefeuille said…
Well done Susie, as one of the other commenters says you make a prayer of this picture.
Really good one.

Namaste
February 11, 2012 at 12:01 PM
Mimi Foxmorton said…
*eternity's hand*

I love that.....

The Collage Pirate
February 18, 2012 at 7:18 AM
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