Sweet Victorian Temper

The sweet demeanor

of a Victorian lady

is strongly keener

and gently carefree.

There comes a day

when she is dared;

her demure way

is severely pared.

 

One must cower

in deepest fear.

Her temper does tower

to the highest tier.

 

A sweet Victorian temper

turns her features

from quietly obscure

to a terrifying creature.

 

The volcano spits

and boils within,

spewing violent fits

at unfair sin.

 

Her eyes burn

as she looks `round.

The innocent turn

and the guilty drown

 

in a fiery rage

that kindles like Hell.

They’re trapped in a cage

water can’t quell.

 

Then does she calm,

silence after a storm.

Her sweetness is a balm,

making all feel warm.

 

Do not strenuously rile

the Victorian lady,

for her biting bile

will become your malady.

Author's Note

So, I felt like rhyming. I challenged myself to make the word of every other sentence rhyme with each other. This is mainly based on some irritation I was feeling before I wrote this. This poem helped to calm that irritation.

Reviews

[quinfinn]

i think i know this woman...but seriously, i recognize so much colloquial wisdom in this write. i thought of queen Victoria and her famous temper and intolerance and her habit of speaking in the third party...."we are not amused" this is a jewel in the crown of victorian pennance and pulchritude. well penned!

[E.V. Black]

That's a very interesting take! I didn't intentionally write this about Queen Victoria. Actually, it's about myself! I kind of think of myself as Victorian or neo-Victorian. I just feel old-fashioned sometimes. I wish we could go back to that era.

Thank you for your lovely review!

[quinfinn]

perhaps you were of that era in another lifetime. i have had tribal elders and shaman and readers all tell me i have an ancient soul, born many times over...my mind just went there. great write!

[E.V. Black]

Perhaps! I've been told that before. I just love Victorian writing.
Thank you very much! Your feedback is cherished.

[quinfinn]

as is yours....always welcome