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Chalice, Haggard, Loneliness, Loser, Lost glory, Magpie Tales, Old, Sad story, Seclusion, Trophy, Victory, Winner
Image Credits - Willow Manor @ Magpie Tales
He strode
Sassy and smart
But rode
Aloof and apart
He ascended
Golden and great
Later descended
Insignificant and irate
He drank
Hearty and hale
Then sank
Pathetic and pale
He remains
Frigid and forgotten
With pains
Rancid and rotten
Like the dying chalice
In the nook of the room
With its look of malice
Shrouded in hate and gloom
**Posted for Willow’s Magpie Tales – Week 42, and for Leo’s Z to A Challenge – letter B… Please make sure to check these out… You are guaranteed to have a great time reading!! **
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Whoa very intense. Sad to watch the best in the world degrade themselves into nothing…you’ve brought it out wonderfully!
Sadly, some people rot away in their glory and pride.. what a waste…don’t you think?
Glad you liked this poem, dearest DP… Thank you for your appreciation and kind words here..
Please accept my apologies for not visiting as often as I would have liked to… this past weekend was a blur! Will mail you the details in an email 🙂
Loviez!!
This was an excellent poem. I love how just because you win the trophy it doesn’t always signify the best or the better. To me it can also represent a fallen great that got to full of themselves. Well done take on this magpie. Thanks for sharing.
You hit the nail on the head, PU! All your deductions about this poem were absolutely bang on! Thank you so much for your kind comments here… I really appreciate it..
Have a wonderful week ahead! xoxo
A hero ~ fallen. Lovely Magpie!
Poor guy.. don’t you think, Helen? I am happy you liked this poem, my dear..
xoxooxox
Like the song says…”Used to be’s don’t count anymore”.
Sad, but remember, he or she had fifteen minutes of fame. More than most of us get, but as many have asked, “at what cost?”
Well said, Stafford.. But I suppose it’s for him to decide what weighs more – fame or.. ?
But you are so right… he had it, alright…
But then again, the grass is always greener on the other side..ain’t it? 🙂
An excellent portrait.
Thank you so much, Charles.. you are most kind..
poignant but touched something deep within me..
Glad you could appreciate this one, Tweets… Thanks for your kind words here..
P.S: By the way, Tweety happens to be my FAV. cartoon character EVER!!!! 🙂
Powerful contrasts given here… wonderful write.
Thank you, Reflections.. It’s great to know you liked this poem as much as you did…
Have a superb week ahead, my dear friend!
very funny tale…
he is the cup, right?
masterful job!
love the flow…
He is very much like the beaten old cup, Jingle… poor guy
I am happy you liked the poem, dear.. thank you..
As always, loved the rhythm … Cheers, D.
Thank you, Jhannet… A belated, but Happy Thanksgiving to you! Hope you had a great time with your near and dear ones..
Have a wonderful week ahead!
magnificent!
Gee.. thank you so much, MC…
Hm… words popped into my mind from some distant (more religious) past: “How are the mighty fallen!” (from somewhere in the Old Testament, I expect) – Sad to see someone sink to the depths of your protagonist…
I must confess I am not all too familiar with what’s written in the Old Testament.. but I am pretty sure the stories share a similar base with most religious scriptures…
It is indeed sad to see someone sink so low…
Thank you for your insights here, Ruth… your appreciative comments are something I truly treasure!
Have a lovely weekend, my dear.. xoxoxo
I enjoyed your poem. The real winners in life don’t necessarily get the trophies.
Oh… Absolutely, KB! The real winners don’t even need trophies! Glad you enjoyed this poem, my dear … thank you so much for your sweetness…
Luv ya!
Absolutely amazing flow and rhymes. You really have mastered the rhyming poem K:) Good work on this fine piece! Love how well everything fits together .
Aww… I am flattered, Mark! Coming from the rhyming guru such as you, this means a great deal to me! 😀
Glad you enjoyed this one, my friend.. and thank you ever so much for your kindness here… you ROCK!!!!! xoxo
Lost glory says it all. So well written, my friend.
Glory is quite a fleeting concept… like sand. The more we try to latch on to it, the more it slips from between our fingers… Earning it with dignity is quite a task…no?
Glad you enjoyed the read, Victoria.. thank you for your kind words here…
Wonderful! I love the way you give him and the chalice (perhaps he drank too much from it) the same expression. They are one, in the end. Lo, how the mighty hath fallen.
He did drink too much from it…so much so that he became it!
I am glad you liked this poem, DS… thank you so much for your kind words of appreciation here.. you are most kind…
xoxoxo
I think I as well as many others can relate with this one. Sometimes it all starts as spring and trudges down to cold of winter and sadness of fall-rolled in one
You have put it very beautifully, Budhaaah… all seasons rolled into one.. that’s exactly how it feels like, after a while! Finding the right balance is the key to it all…isn’t it? I hope we all are able to find that key…
Thanks for insights here, my friends.. your comments here mean a great deal to me!!!
A lot of powerful and may i say dark imagery i this poem.
I enjoyed reading this
Oh.. you may definitely say *dark*, Richard! 🙂
But really, it’s nice to see you appreciate this side to it as well.. thanks a ton for the encouragement, my friend.. it means a great deal to me!
I am glad you enjoyed this piece..
You handle the rhyme scheme very adroitly. Well Magpied
Yaayy..thanks a ton for the encouraging words, Lucy!! That really means a great deal to me!!
Glad you enjoyed this poem, my friend..
xoxo
Kavita,
I loved this poem. Such a great depiction of triumph then bitterness. Good take on the magpie prompt.
I’m very happy to meet you. I’m so far the only other person in your group at Poets United. I hope to get to know your writing better and enjoy your creativity.
Ooohh..thanks a ton for stopping by my blog and for the kind words here, Myrna… I am delighted to see you here, and am super excited to be part of Poets United too!
As for this particular poem, yes, victory and triumph have their limitations, I suppose.. it’s up to us how we overcome those limitations.. I am happy you liked this poem, my (new) friend!! Thanks again for your encouragement and appreciation..
For some reason drew me to thoughts of Alexander the Great in a way – to rise so young, so golden, all the promise of the world upon one’s shoulders; only to lose themselves to debauchery, to undermine themselves with their own desire, dying alone, deprived of all that glory through their own actions. How many have destroyed themselves in such a way?
Thanks for the rhymes, Kavita!
I see where you are coming from, Chris… I kinda like that comparison myself.. Great Alexander seemed to have achieve so much, and yet lost so much…
Gee… thanks for the appreciation here though!! Any encouragement I get, I shall GRAB greedily! 🙂 Glad you liked this piece, C..
As for the rhymes, well, they’re just part of me now! 🙂
well done! excellent! and thanks for your nice comments!
Anytime, Kathe!! And I sure am glad you liked this poem!! Thank you soooo much for the encouraging words here !!
xoxoxox
Powerful and so much imagery! I love the play on words and how many different ways you can tilt and look at this~ Great poem!
Gee..thanks, Ellen.. glad you liked this (kinda) serious piece…
Have a wonderful year ahead, my friend!!
Kavita, this is a definite favorite. An intense sketch.
Wooohhoooo! My poem, your favorite! That’s what I would call as music to my ears! Thank you so much, Jamie dear! You are too kind!
I am happy that this sad sketch of victory (and loss) made an impression on you! Thanks once again!! (hugs and kisses)
Nice study in contrasts 🙂
🙂 Thanks, Nima… Observation coupled with imagination can lead to so many things! heheh
Glad you liked this one..
You see, not everything we see is really what we think it is…we might see success in a person…and yet really their soul is torn and wretched. Great poem Kavita which really depicts the reality of such contrasts – with an excellent choice of words.
Have a great week 😀 xx
You said it, girl! What appears on the outside, may not be how it is on the inside!
I am glad you read this the way you did, Chloe… thanks for the appreciation and insights here… your comments are and have always been invaluable to me!!!
xoxoxoox
what a powerful description of a disillusioned man, whose pursuits for achievement is nothing but a hollow grail of emptiness and loneliness. this is an awesome read, kavita. an honest portrayal of man’s greatest tragedies. great poem here.
Oh.. thanks a million for your kind words here, Marvin… It’s good to see you here again…
A successful man is one who manages to enjoy his successes throughout his lifetime (with not a regret)… don’t you think?
Thanks for your insights here, my friend… your words of appreciation and encouragement really mean a great deal to me!!
Take care..
cheers!
Welcome aboard. Sure you will like Poet’s United. Awesome poem.
Yaaayyyy.. I KNOW I will like it, SC… thanks for the warm welcome, and for kind words left here! I’m glad you enjoyed this poem…