Remnant Of History Poem by Kassem Oude

History's dump's beyond time
Missed inside all the unknown
Usual people change into slime
Have no token deed or throne

Famous people of major feat
Live evermore in folk's mind
Men of wisdom dear as wheat
Affect life of whole mankind

Dear authors' books fill shelves
People flow to borrow novels
Or meaning poems in verve
Wild interest on them yells

Inventors of useful theorems
Engineers of helpful machines
Gurus hold of progress emblem
Artists' wonders all times seen

Tyrants impostors and knaves
Kept in dirtiest nook of mind
Of rule and greed they were slaves
Case of contentment didn't find

Al Mutanabbi us did grant:
‘Despotism's character of soul
If you find someone tolerant
Due to weakness he can't brawl'

Yet exist scarce of great brains
Held leadership and were fair
Kisra Omar and Ali remain
Example of wisdom ever glare.

Friday November 6,2014