Watchman
He sat atop a soaring tower
bathed in whispering winds
guardian of the peopleΒ
watcher of watchers
self-righteousΒ
self-taught.
City spread beneath him
as far as he could see
tops and stopsΒ
turrets and roofs
glassy shores Β
as the calm authority and
peaceful air of rulers held him
duty-bound, heart-boundΒ
in the dusky sunset
self-made saviour of the fools
the secret ranger of hope
romantically idealistic
"but whats a world without magic," he thought
"and what a world it would be
Β without unreasonable people like me."
So as far as his eyes will see
and as long as he sits atop the towerΒ
he will be free,
so very free
of chained goals
and rained souls
for he was meant for greater things
and he will forever be
The Great Gatsby of his city
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Gatsby is a famous character from F.Scott.Fitzgerald's book "The Great Gatsby" which was set in the 1920s. Gatsby had an " extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness"
βYou see I usually find myself among strangers because I drift here and there trying to forget the sad things that happened to me.βΒ
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Mitsali you really done a good job there .. great phoneoshetics ( I spelled that wrong ffs but the spell check wonβt recognize the word )
just wonderfully beautifull?
Eddy
Awe thank you, Eddy!
Phonaesthetics? (lol)
You're such a sweetheart :)
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( phoneoshetics) google it itβs just the beauty in words and literature thatβs allΒ
β he sat atop a soaring towerβ perfect example ?lol
Wow! Well, you learn something new every day!
Thank you :)
superior ink my poetess sister!
Thank you, Lisa!
I Love that book......the movie was ok.......I REALLY like the poetic comparative you've used here...... and the whole idea of the "Watcher".....VERY much the way "Daredevil" felt about his part of New York city!!....... Perched high above the city.......VERY cool!!.......ALL STARS!!......LOVE & ROCKETS!!......T xo ?β΄β€
Thank you so much, Tony!
I also love the book even though we're studying and analysing it to death at school :)
Love this work very much ...very well writtenΒ
Thank you Kieran :)
If this is how Gatsby felt standing on his pier, staring at the green light; or perhaps when he was waiting by the phone in his pool, I think I much better understand the man. He thought he could exist in a world of truths, when everyone could be, anyone could be, but he was wrong in the end, right.Β
βSo we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.β
It makes a lot more sense when you realize the poor Nick and Gatsby had both lived their entire lives trying to achieve something that had never been theirs... Nick his fathers only command; Gatsby his Captain's life...Β
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But, sometimes, dreams are just dreams, and the past is the past, what matters most is getting our heads out of the clouds and sitting in the Valley of Ashes for a while...
Β Or Maybe this man is more like the Bat, and has no idea whatsoever the idea of existential pain and crisis beyond "My Parents are Dead." And I've wasted this entire philosophical analysis. Regardless, The poem was wonderful Darling.
-Keep it Up!
No, you're totally right with your analysis!
I absolutely love that book! Took me a while to completely understand.
Thank you for stopping by :)
Mitsali,. Nice work.Β Terry Kay
Thank you Terry :)