I'll Be Your Romeo...

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Poem of the week

By forest_for_ever

Sun, 19 May 2019
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I’ll Be Your Romeo if…

 

‘I’ll be your Romeo if you’ll be my Juliet…’

Soft whispered words of shy love

On gossamer breaths are borne

Eager advances uncertain of an end

Warm received by his hopeful Juliet

 

‘Oh! Romeo, your gentle smile out does the sun

Let’s journey together until our lives are done.’

Manacled fingers blend as one

A troth is sworn by lovers so entwined

And thus begins a fairy-tale love all divine

 

‘What happened to my Juliet?

When faded my fair bloom?’

Moaning at her corset

As it tries in vain

To hold the tide of aging flesh.

 

‘My balding Romeo was once so kind!’

Hides behind the racing page

And is to her glances blind

 The narrow waist went north

The broad mind took its place.

 

We should have ended

Like fairy tales do

With ‘happy ever after’

And parted in the sunset

Like mythical lovers do.

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Comments

Submitted by airyfairy on

Sometimes, if we knew the end, we'd never start - but then we'd miss all the good bits in between.  A very poignant response to the IP.

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

A very skilfully crafted interpretation of the famous legend, Graham.
Congratulations on th Pick of the Day.

Best, Luigi

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Need to work on the outside, but even more on the inside graces! to journey together maturing in real love. Cleverly done, Graham. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by forest_for_ever on

Thankfully it is not my own journey as Angela and I have evolved and worked on the inside. I still lament when some are blinded by an over powering physical passion; only to find there is nothing once it fades.

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

This is our poem of the week - well done!

Submitted by forest_for_ever on

Thank you, it is always a great honour.