Whilst excavating in Gloucestershire
What do you imagine that they found
a statue of the goddess Venus
made of pipe clay thick with mud
It had laid there centuries
love and beauty sea and flood
impeccable condition
except it had lost its base
but there it was a classic figure
,lost without a trace
by some Roman person
all those years before
Supposedly in a Roman dump
Just lying on the floor
seven inches of artistry
those finding her felt she
was very very special
Marino Cardelli
was the Project officer
of Cotswold Archaeology
and finding such a object
Understood the symbology
clearly a construction
a project said to be
the forum a new development
significance and gravity.
all that history brought to,life
a crucial moment she
was found there sum and substance
well proportioned thankfully.
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.