Morgagni

Last night going to a party I passed by my school and I couldn't help but stare at it, it inspired me this (Morgagni is my school), schools by night are so ... different

Lifeless stone-made ghost of the night

that haunts my mind and sight 

while I lie in front of thee;

how thankful am I to thee?!

Thou in ignorance leavest me not,

though in wisdom I was interested not

through thy breathing shadows, thou taught'st me

thoughts of freedom, theories that will always be.

Thou rulest my nightmares by night,

my worries by day, with thee 'tis a fight,

imprison my body in thy daily rendez-vous,

enrich my mind with knowledge so full.

"Sapere aude" Horatius dicebat,

ego audeo, magister, et sapere cupio.*

The last stanza is in Latin, it means:

Horatius used to say "Dare to know",

I dare, o teacher, and to know I wish.

Author's Note

If I made any mistake with the old English I apologize, first time I try to use it xD

Reviews

[quinfinn]

ah..."my captain, oh captain" this write is totally timeless and eerie, to say the least, i found myself walking by the old school in my minds eye and wrestling with the many memories which ensued. you have given me a tour through my past which i totally enjoyed, in spite of some bad blood there, and i thank you for triggereing that with your wonderfully written piece here. i love it

[外人 (Gaijin)]

Thank you very much, glad you liked it ! So lucky you don't need to go to school anymore ... I am going tomorrow xD

[quinfinn]

sometimes i wish i still was...but ....c'est la vie

[MandaBear]

I think you did a wonderful job on this for the old English. Great job!

[外人 (Gaijin)]

Thx =D

[Mockingbird]

when you look at a lifeless and deserted edifice such as your school at night, it can bring to mind the enrichment it brings to your life, the opposite of what it looks like now. it's good to be inspired by knowledge and the empowerment it brings.

[Ahmad Cox]

I can feel and see this poem. Very good poem.

[Victoria PoetryBunny]

I like your quote of inspiration before the poem, wonderful how inspiration can come about like that. Nice touch with the Latin at the end. And nice Old English used in this as well as the imagery.

[Leslie Philibert]

I really like this, your courage to work at a traditional kind of poetry, to work with rhymes, to use Latin - a fine poem that works !

[The Refined Poet]

this is such a well crafted piece. My stanza of choice is,
Thou in ignorance leavest me not,
though in wisdom I was interested not
through thy breathing shadows, thou taught'st me
thoughts of freedom, theories that will always be.

nicely done...

[MOON]

Lovely write revisiting school.

[Krista Weiss]

Wow!!! Realt great poem!! :)

[axel]

well , it seems more like a psalm or a prayer, and not a poem,nice and inspirational