Ra
beams down
dazzling shafts
which encompass
the tape'ring pointed
structure of Khufu's tomb
lighting his spirit's passage
up to the eternal kingdom
being reflected on all four sides
by Tura limestone, granite from Aswan
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The poetry form, Etheree, consists of 10 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 syllables. Etheree can also be reversed and written 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. |
Author Notes
The Great Pyramid of Giza is 4600 years old, the only surviving Wonder of the Ancient World, and the oldest. It was built by the Pharaoh Khufu to serve as his tomb (and that of his family and favourites). It pointed to Heaven and contained a cylindrical vertical internal passage which would enable his spirit to ascend to that higher realm. Although hard to imagine when visited today, this dull reddish-brown monument would originally have flashed and sparkled in the sunlight, radiating out horizontally to be seen from some distance. To achieve this, the local drab limestone was intermingled with brilliant white limestone brought from Tura, and granite blocks from Aswan.
Ra was the Sun God worshipped by the ancient Egyptians.
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