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Antigone and Hæmon

           Antigone and Hæmon   Her blind, self-mutilated, misconstrued,      Unfortunate fraternal father dead,      Faithful Antigone returned toThebes. She found her sibling Polynices slain,      With brother Eteocles, for the crown,      And left to rot upon the field. Her heart Compelled their burial, despite Creon’s      Decree; and for […]

Never!

           Never   Once I knew a pretty woman,    Lovely as a fresh Spring dawn;       Fragrant as a balmy flower; Sweeter far than honey of the bee.   Her I loved with fierce emotion;      Loved her with consuming fervour;         Loved her tenderly. […]

Platonic Sublimation

     Platonic Sublimation   Since we cannot live together      As a lover with a lover, Let us live, for one another,      As soul-sister and blood-brother; Separate, but not apart:      Joined forever at the heart

People in Love

                          People in Love   The force of human love works in the strangest ways To draw from characters the best and worst of traits.               People in love are often self-deceived         For, when […]

Seduction

                         Seduction   Surely the charming phrase, the lavish gift,      The brilliant display, are mere attires      Of courting-rituals, designed for swift           Submission to lust’s transient desires?. Do not the birds and beasts, to gratify      Instinctive urges, flatter each their sort […]

The Lover's Complaint

            The Lover’s Complaint   The Lover’s Complaint   Love is a caring, sharing sentiment!.      I do not want some smooth-wrought words writ down To camouflage your lack of faith in me.      I want to feel the actions of your love, The doing, (not the telling!), […]

Elixirs of Love and Hope

                           Elixirs of Love and Hope            Elixirs of love and hope flood the dreams of youth,     Promising fulfilment’s scope through some strange new truth     Energised by mystic power that is meant to pass     […]

Mortal Deeds, Immortal Needs

Mortal Deeds, Immortal Needs         Mortal Deeds, Immortal Needs      Perhaps beside some sliding stream, or on More modish bed, they move barely as one – Bodies in lightshine bathed or nightshade swathed – Performing privately those ancient rites Which tune emotions to shared harmonies, Their interactions from profane eyes screened By […]

Lest You Rue

         Lest You Rue.   Do not linger, lucky maid;           Go with him Who for your heart has prayed,      For see, he loves you!.   Do not proudly stand aloof,           Nor seek from him      Too much proof           As a final token, For his heart has spoken!.   […]

The Pool

              The Pool.   Step into the Pool, my darling.        (Do not be afraid!). Let its waters close about you        Like a fond embrace. Totally immerse your being        In its lustrous depths; Give yourself to its calm comfort:        Gently, then, relax!.   Here there is no […]

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