
From the arches you can see some part of the building too.
Saffron rays stream
over ochre battlements
castellations contrast
with soft sapphire hills.
Walls whisper secrets
in this citadel of splendour
cruelty and kindness
hidden deep within the keep.
Fortress façade fit
for the finest queen
monument to a mistress
a woman never seen.
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Image credit: Vrolans @ Pixabay
Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #111 photo prompt
That’s so beautiful, you’ve set the scene perfectly 🙂
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Thanks so much, Deb 🙂
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Beautiful take Chris. There is a mystery mention to a secret mistress here as well. Thanks for joining in
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Always such a pleasure, Sadje!
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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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Beautiful and mysterious.
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Reblogged this on OPENED HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂
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Always with a great pleasure, and sharing the great poem. Have a nice week! xx Michael
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You too, Michael 🙂
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Thank you, Chris! :-)) xx
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I love that last stanza!
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Thank you, Liz! 😊
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You’re welcome, Chris!
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Beautiful imagery in thus.
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Thanks very much, Chris! 😊
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Clearly that should be ‘this’. A fine piece.
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Ha ha! I thought I’d misspelled something. I read ‘thus’ as ‘this’ anyway, thus proving this writer is a terrible proof-reader.😉
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How true is that!
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Extremely beautiful. The secret mistress is a very interesting element. 🙂
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Thanks very much, Sam!
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the house is a rockin
but nobody is a knockin anymore
for crystal clear reasons
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Too many secrets…
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A descriptive piece with an air of mystery. Nice one!
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Thanks, Keith!
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Brilliant mix of wonder and majesty. Captures that overarching might of ancient palaces. ❤
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Thank you, Tom! It’s a superb setting isn’t it?
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You captured the essence of the building beautifully, well done.
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Thanks very much, Mason. 🙂
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This is one of those places where being able to touch a wall and feel the past would come in very useful, Chris… no more cruel nor kind secrets then!
I also love your description of colour!
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The ultimate story-fodder! Thanks, Tom. 🙂
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Even without the photo I would have conjured the image!!
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Thanks so much, Val! That’s a lovely compliment. 🙂
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What a brilliant poem, Chris. Amazing. ☺️
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Thanks very much, Jeff! 🙂
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You’re welcome, Chris. Always! ☺️
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I was just thinking, now where is Chris’ poem for this week, and then I found it. An excellent one, I love the imagery.
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I’m so pleased you enjoyed it, Robbie. Thank you! 🙂
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Woah, your wordplay left me in awe ❤️
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That’s a lovely compliment! Thanks, Hemalatha 😊
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Beautiful! The last stanza is my favourite.
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Thanks so much, Maria! Your encouragement makes me want to work on this some more.
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You’re welcome, Chris. 😊
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Stunning take on the prompt, Chris!
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Thank you, Eugenia! 😊
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Just the right amount of intrigue for palace tales, Chris! Masterful take . 😊
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Thanks so much, Punam! Imagine what those walls could tell us…😊
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I can well imagine! You are welcome, Chris. 😊
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I like this one, both for the photo and the imagery. I had to laugh about your comments with Chris above. Is that anything like teachers never reading or following directions? I think we are notorious for that!😂
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Well, that certainly applies to my ex-teacher husband! Directions? Nah. 😁🤣
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Beautiful imagery, Chris!
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Thanks, Susan. I’m pleased you like it!
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The last stanza reminds me of the Taj Mahal …
But also of other buildings that did exactly what your verses spoke of…
love, hate, secrets.
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There must be so many of those buildings across the world and across the centuries.
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I was just reading about Queen Elizabeth II’s properties and homes. The basic message was that the value of all the properties – some handed down for several hundreds of years – could not truly be valued.
One sinpit I read was that during WWII, from a book called ‘The Little Princesses’ – or something like that – was that whenshe was a child Queen Elizabeth and her family stayed in a rat infested dungeon of a castle for a time to stay clear of the bombs…
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I can imagine it would be difficult to value such wealth. I knew the Royal family stayed in London. Didn’t Princess Elizabeth drive an ambulance during the war?
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Thanks for sending me down this historical ‘rabbit hole’ ‘’Betts’ WWII info
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That’s the very image I was thinking of, Jules!
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