One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets - 27. immortal

"For the love we build is beyond all strafe," ... yesterday I was in a castle museum and there where pillows with quotations from Sophia Dorothea from Hannover on it. One said nearly the same as this line. I really like the idea, that love is safe from wrecking time in our heart.
The second poem brings the mask of Tutanamun for my inner eye.
Thanks for writing this.
Lyssa

On 02/05/2017 12:50 PM, Lyssa said:

"For the love we build is beyond all strafe," ... yesterday I was in a castle museum and there where pillows with quotations from Sophia Dorothea from Hannover on it. One said nearly the same as this line. I really like the idea, that love is safe from wrecking time in our heart.

The second poem brings the mask of Tutanamun for my inner eye.

Thanks for writing this.

Lyssa

Thanks, Lyssa. I love this review! Your reference had me searching for Sophia Dorothea and learning what a tragic figure she is. It’s a shame really, her life just a pawn to power and money…it broke my heart, so thank you for introducing her to me.

For the Gold poem, yes. You nailed it. The poem is inspired by the notion that ancient Egyptians considered gold to be the flesh of the gods, and thus objects like Tutankhamen’s death mask were made of it. Also in the sonnet appears a tribute to Pharaoh’s prayer cup — an object Howard Carter actually had to step over to enter the tomb.

The prayer on it says: "May your soul live, you beloved of Thebes, to achieve millions of years with your face to the north wind, and your eyes beholding happiness.”

See here: http://www.nilemuse.com/hieroglyphs/wishingcup.html

Thank you again for an awesome review. I really appreciate it.

Both of these speak hauntingly of immortality, and of the timelessness of love. I am especially drawn to the images and connotations surrounding Gold; you imbue the word with such power and possibility. The architectural themes resonate, too, like reverberations in a vaulted cathedral. Yet your lover must be deeply moved to know that what you have will outlast any architectural treasure. Many thanks for these. They will inspire.

oh these are sooo beautiful. they are awash with the power of love and gold, which doesn't tarnish or turn .. it's forever kind of stuff. like the love we all look for and dream of.

On 02/06/2017 01:10 AM, Parker Owens said:

Both of these speak hauntingly of immortality, and of the timelessness of love. I am especially drawn to the images and connotations surrounding Gold; you imbue the word with such power and possibility. The architectural themes resonate, too, like reverberations in a vaulted cathedral. Yet your lover must be deeply moved to know that what you have will outlast any architectural treasure. Many thanks for these. They will inspire.

Thank you, Parker. I like and appreciate your comments, especially the notion of echoes in a vaulted space.

Thanks again!

On 02/08/2017 03:01 AM, Mikiesboy said:

oh these are sooo beautiful. they are awash with the power of love and gold, which doesn't tarnish or turn .. it's forever kind of stuff. like the love we all look for and dream of.

Thank you, Tim! Yes, you know the heavier elements of the periodic table - like gold - are only made in the heart of a star. How's beautiful to think love needs a crucible as hat as that as well.

Thanks again!