Geometers Note

by Michael Shindler (June 2024)

The Colossus of Constantine, (Palazzo dei Conservatori, Musei Capitolini, Rome), 312–315 C.E., photo: Steven Zucker

 

Geometers note in points
Constellations of flexing joints.
But marble arms ease with age
And other fingers turn the page.
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Time goes with Orion in motion
And oiled verses float to the peaks.
Sculptors abandon a notion
to linger in the beds of creeks.
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Constantine’s head is heavy now,
Weighing an age’s wonder,
Lying listless in thunder,
While ghosts span figures across his brow.
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Michael Shindler is a writer living in Washington, DC. His work has appeared in publications including The American Conservative, The American Spectator, National Review Online, New English Review, University Bookman, and Providence. Follow him on Twitter @MichaelShindler.

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