Well, I’ve decided to look toward poetry for this next post. The poem, Ozymandias, was written by Percy Bysshe Shelley. The poem itself describes a ruin in the middle of the desert, and only a few broken pillars can be seen in the sand. The only clearly visible thing to be seen is a pedestal which read, “My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair”(Verses 10-11). These words only serve to highlight the fact of how far the ruins are from their former gandeur. The poem finishes with a further elaboration on the stretches of desert extending into the horizon. Overall, the idea expressed is that nothing lasts forever, and I found that I really enjoyed this poem.
Poem found at:http://holyjoe.net/poetry/shelley.htm
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I think that the poem illustrates that the King clearly believed that he was more powerful then anything else and that his power would seemingly last forever. But from the poem you learn that what is left of his powerful kingdom is worn down in scatered pices in the middle of the seemingly endless desert. Indicating to us that nothing lasts forever, no matter how secure it seems, something as small and minor as wind and sand could gradually wear it away.
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