London Monuments
Brave Soldiers with helmets and swords
Queen Victoria in her crown
septer and orb in her hands
In bronze and stone
fixed in time and place
Pensive Poets, Passionate Preachers, Prominent Politicians
stand witness to the past
and inform the present
Pedestrains – Mind the Monuments!
Remember the significance of lives lost
Remember or the sacrifices and contributions will be forgotten
Pigeons have no respect
They swoop in with no reverence
Perch on heads and shoulders
Poop on helmets and crowns – swords and septers
Then – without regard or reflection
they move on
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I like this poem. It’s the way I remember London.
Thank you. I remember there being many memorial statues the first time I visited London. I was especially aware of them this time and how easy it is to take them for granted and move on.
Pigeons, man! Thank you for writing and sharing!
Yes, it is true. Pigeons have no respect for the living or the dead.
And groups want the removed. Want to censure history so it seems.
Thank you – Yes – removing the monuments doesn’t change the past, or change our minds about what needs to be remembered.