Five Liner- My Forgotten Ancestor Poem by Valsa George

It's a touching poem Valsa!

In an ancient country, cemeteries record history

A touching poem Valsa ma'am.. Such a moment can make us feel a thousands of emotions running at once through our veins... Thank you for sharing...

What a classic five liner it is. A poignant reality of the world. How soon we forget the dead n their graves are left to decay. At the same time a reminder of the mortality of man.10

A description on your ancestor in a tomb which has long forgotten like an archaic script is so touching and captivating. The way of presentation within five lines is so appreciable. Brilliant work.10

2 1/2 yrs. later i return. you could get a (pretty good) rhyme by changing this line: " There I spotted a tomb bearing a name" to: " There I spotted a name on a tomb" and you might get away with " crypts" at end of line 2. no cemetery will have me! ! ! i guess i'll have to throw myself into the Ganges. :) bri

Passing through rows! ! ! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

i don't understand the use of stamped here. i know stamped envelopes, and stamped feet. i sometimes enjoy looking at and reading inscriptions on old tombstones. as for my ancestors: they are gone, they left me no gold nor even silver! who needs 'em? the ancestors i mean? ? if i have my way, the vultures and jackals (ok, coyotes in the U.S.) will take care of me. no tombstone, though a HUGE monument in the city's center might be nice! bri :)

The ancestors, long forgotten! But in one's life, sometime, somewhere, one stumbles on them in some mysterious way, like you did now, when you walked through the cemetery. A thoughtful poem filled with emotion! I love the way you stream line your thoughts into words.