Where Majesty is Found

By John Herlihy

Majesty is not only found in monuments and potentates;

What appears majestic may innerly be mere reprobates.

The pillars of Corinth and Arc du Triumph may stand tall;

But they are constructed of stone and weathered after all.

Atilla the Hun built a kingdom from jaded visions of power;

Genghis Khan ruled his world until death cried his final hour.

Whether it be flesh and blood that flows in a person’s veins;

Or mortar and ancient stone that end as ruins and remains.

While the sense of majesty may fill the edifice of the mind;

The origins of its wonder may be drawn from another kind.

Great empires darkened by history as shadows from clouds;

Great men forgotten by history wrapped in ancient shrouds.

In the cavern of the heart lies an emotion never forgotten;

Sorrow contains a majesty from great suffering begotten.