I stumbled across this Sphinx in the sand at Newgale in Pembrokeshire some days ago. There was also a rather fine pyramid. Both works of art were about to fall victim to the sea as it raced up the beach.I couldn't help thinking of Ozymandias ...
I was also curious to discover how many poems I could call to mind concerning both the sphinx of Egypt and the sphinx of Oedipus and Theban mythology.
Oscar Wilde, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Sophocles come immediately to mind.
2 comments:
What an inspiring photo - thanks.
I hope Caroline's name is shortly to be added to the list of poets writing about the sphinx.
The closest thus far is a haiku about a Pharaoh ant!
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