Poem Of The Month: May 2014

For May's Poem of the Month, I have chosen the poem 'An Emperor Called Chi' by Joseph Fagan.

It is taken from his collection Muse.

AN EMPEROR CALLED CHI

To surround yourself in death with

Armies of clay-baked soldiers, and

Have all of your concubines who did

Not produce a son for you, entombed

Within your sarcophagus –

Is one thing.

But, to take to the mountain in old age;

Believe that you can make yourself

Eternal here on earth, if children, pure

Of heart, are sent forth to find for you,

The place where Heaven and Earth are

Joined together –

Is quite another thing altogether.

If you enjoyed this poem, why not buy a copy of Joseph Fagan's collection 'Muse'.

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