Ozymandias by Firesong

Mojoworld • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Jun 26, 2008

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The central theme of Ozymandias (Ozymandias was another name of Ramses the Great, pharaoh of the nineteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt) is mankind's hubris. All works of humankind - including power structures and governments - eventually must pass into history, no matter how permanent they may seem. All earthly things must pass - “Sic transit gloria mundi” - and.only the eternal remain. [Excerpted [in part] from Wikipedia] OZYMANDIAS I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand, Half sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frown And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamp'd on these lifeless things, The hand that mock'd them and the heart that fed. And on the pedestal these words appear: "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Nothing beside remains: round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare, The lone and level sands stretch far away. - Percy Bysshe Shelley

Comments (9)

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thecytron

9:14AM | Fri, 27 June 2008

Beautiful scenery!

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Markal

11:35AM | Fri, 27 June 2008

Wonderful image...excellent work!

fractalinda

3:04PM | Sat, 28 June 2008

So true.. Beautiful work and mood. Excellent..always. :)

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densa

11:12AM | Sun, 29 June 2008

beautiful words and scene my friend

oddworldofrobrenders

12:31PM | Tue, 01 July 2008

I love the apparent "crustiness" of the sand in the fore and mid-ground--and thanks for posting "Ozymandias." It's been some time since I last read it; it is as fresh and powerful as I remember... Well done! Rob.

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