Herbert Siegel, US

 

 

Rhymed Quatrains   Monuments   Generals sit erect while marble horses rear high, fallen comrades lie etched beneath. Presidents in chiseled rocks bodiless soldiers entombed wrapped daily in a wreath. Obelisks soar marking feats of heroism, granite arches harbor battles won and lost. Gravestones hiding dead from vandalism iconic landmarks stand in sun and frost. Yet end comes to stone and the names thereon as mountains wear, glaciers melt, and trees die mocking man's monolith phenomenon made to defy mortality gone awry. Barbarism cut into weathered rocks the refuge of a sword but not a cynic cloaked in swarming pigeons that come in flocks these edifices are but metaphoric.   Let US Pray: Free Verse: Where Do Prayers Go?     About Herbert Siegel, US   Herbert Siegel, Ph.D., Long Beach, New York, USA is a retired CEO of major public companies. He served on numerous corporate and bank boards. Herb created three collections of poems over half a century and continues writing.