Dear Cleo

Cherry

By luigi_pagano

Sun, 17 Jan 2021
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Dear Cleo, I know
that it would be better
to express my feelings
for you in a letter
but I haven't that choice.
Yet I rejoice
that I was by your side
when you, heartbroken,
contemplated suicide.
How unhappy
you must have been
on that fateful night
as you heard that your lover
and steadfast knight
was no longer around
to protect his queen.
You thought it best
to grasp this asp
and let my lips kiss
your delicate breast.
It was nice at the end
that you chose me to be
your bosom friend.
 
© Luigi Pagano 2020
Certificate U
Poem
Mutevoli pensieri
Surreal
Historical Fiction
Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)

Comments

Submitted by Mark Say on

That's an interesting perspective Luigi. smiley

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Thanks for your perceptive observation, Mark, and associated cherries.
I was just trying to think outside the box.

Best, Luigi

 

Submitted by forest_for_ever on

Fresh approach to a famous and fated historical figure.  Loved it Luigi

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hi Graham. I thought that this might appeal for its quirkiness and I am very pleased that you liked it, Thanks for letting me know.

Best, Luigi 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Luigi, did you mean that line to be must have you been rather than 'you must have been'? Rhiannon

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hello Rhiannon, how nice to hear from you.
Regarding that line, I could say that it was 'poetic licence' as defined by the Cambridge English Dictionary - the act by a writer or poet of changing facts or rules to make a story or poem more interesting or effective - but I have to admit that it was more a case of casualness as I muddled the sentence during various edits of the poem. Thanks for pointing out the anomaly.

Luigi x