Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See” #315
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
In robes of shadow, still he stands,
A prayer of silence in these lands,
Where ancient walls curve overhead
From palest cream to cinnamon red.
The desert carved this temple hall,
Where light cascades down every wall,
A thousand years of wind and time
Have sculpted stone to the sublime.
He is but dust, a fleeting form,
Against the wave that will not storm,
A breath of black in amber glow,
Where earth reveals in depths below.
The light descends in layered flame,
Each ripple speaks the ancient’s name,
While at the center, robed and small,
He stands witness to it all.
What thoughts beneath that cowl reside?
What draws a soul to step inside
This womb of stone, this sacred sweep,
Where silence runs cathedral-deep?
NAR©2025
This is “Gates Of Babylon” by Rainbow
All text and graphics are copyright for Nancy Richy and are not to be used without permission. NAR©2017-present.
The Elephant's Trunk 
So well crafted, Nancy! Loved your dramatic lines, and paired well with the music.
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Thank you, Susi. I greatly appreciate your gracious comments.
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You’re welcome!
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A beautifully crafted poem that goes well with the image! Well done, Nancy!
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Thank you very much, KK. I found this image to be captivating and it was a challenge to write something.
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And you have done well. Always welcome 🙏
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Really cool….
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Thanks Dylan. It’s a very cool image.
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I like what you saw, Nancy.
Nice to read what I consider to be a ‘proper’ poem rather than one of those fancy ones – ie, one that rhymes! Great track too, it had me head banging!
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Bang away, dear Keith! Thank you so much; I loved your comment.
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What a wonderful response to this fascinating image!
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Thanks, Dale. I think this image is captivating.
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Truly!!
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Nancy this poem is so beautifully written and captivating. Thanks for joining in.
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Thank you, cara. It’s a great pleasure. I found this image too captivating to ignore.
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It is rather awesome
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This is wonderful Nancy- What an intriguing visual storyline.
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Thanks very much, Jodi
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A lovely rhyming poem, and a good old song by ‘Rainbow’, Nancy …
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Thanks, dear Ivor. This would’ve been an excellent song for me to use for the upcoming Song Lyric Sunday as one of the prompt words is ‘river’.
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My absolute musical pleasure my friend 🎶💕🌏
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