Ozy in a Nutshell
Out there in
the desert
lies an old
broken statue
and the guy
was supposedly
important a
thousand years ago.
Now there is
sand rubbing up
against
his shattered
visage.
This parody combines the storyline of "Ozymandias" and the form of "This Is Just to Say." The form copies the three stanzas and short lines of no more than three words. "Ozymandias" was shortened to fit inside the stanzas. I picked the main points of the poem to incorporate into the limited amount of space given by "This Is Just to Say" while still getting the main theme across to the reader.
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I think you have done a good job to condense the main points of "Ozymandias" to fit this short structure. You highlighted the fact that power is temporary and now the statue is helpless in a desert. The structure also helps emphasize the fact that power is temporary.
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