The Pedestal

Blah blah blah something clever blah blah ambiguous words blah blah blah.

December 11, 2009 / 1:19 pm

High atop Sixth Avenue Plaza
Sits a man. Glorious as the
Day is long, wits to kill,
Handsome and winsome.
I put him up there, I'm
Not sure that's where
He'd like to be. But I
Keep tossing him up there
So I can make him look
Down on me.

Author's Note

What do you think?

Reviews

[ChristianM]

An interesting idea.
The first thought that came to my mind was
Gargoyles actually. About how St. Romanus caught and burned the body of a dragon. But the head would not burn. Thus the Gargoyle was born, too look from above and ward off evil spirits.

[Alicante lullaby]

witty,short,,,in my culture men are Gods,,,,born high,,,good, we dont have to put high,,,they already look down on us,,,,

[E. A. Fielder]

I think its pretty good but i feel that when you split lines like that it makes the poem sound choppy. It's just me I'm weird like that. I did however feel like the poem was about someone who puts another person on a pedestal because they admire them but the other person does not feel like they should be idolized. Thats what I got! Short and sweet! Keep Writing!

[Steven Szepietowski]

I stopped in tonight on a whim. I see some things have not changed here. You're still quite the poet

[Legion]

And this is how (I imagine) the idea of God came about. I like this. Short and a ponderable to go along with it.

[Lola Nation]

you have such a gift!! You really really do.

[GBU POETRY ONLY]

Putting a man up on a white horse i heard of but tossing one uptop a building? Very clever ...
I love the line "glorious as the day is long" Sounds like he just might wanna be up there..
A very whimsical piece.
thanks for sharing
GBU

[cest la vie]

I think this is how so many of us live..
i have crowned men only so they will look upon me as a queen..
it's a fifty-fifty gamble..
Jazzy, simple but speaks volumes.