Readied.

 

 

Readied.

 

Rose thou hast a virgin's serenity.

Thy mein over-sewn with velvet redolence
sweetens the flavour of fresh petal-soft nectar
in folds of coverted message.

                                               

Essence pervades like unction's therapy.

May the morrow's wed oils regale thy bedding               
as maidenhood waits in finery, shylessly scented
and with hidden aroma drenched.

 

Thus thou stand readied and smelling of love
So haste Sir Knight with thine ardour uncovered.

                                              

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Somehow I can't read this as a straightforward case of a virgin being readied for her marriage bed . . . I keep looking for some symbolism in this . . . is she being led to the slaughter? I can see how these were the customs back around the time when people expressed themselves with a Shakespearean sound like this, but I can't resist putting this into today's understanding. How weird that a virgin must be lathered & prepared for her marriage bed, as if all that matters is how she comes across, how she smells, how she looks . . . it's like she's a china doll with nothing significant on the inside which might contribute to satisfaction when coupling. Maybe I'm too analytical & jaded to read a simple vivid description of how this used to be done! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[jacob erin-cilberto]

old time innocence and the giving up of that...but put in such beautiful language...Shakespeare would eye with envy...
"a rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
and thus you have painted a scented portrait that brings this subject so alive.
j.

[Fay Slimm]

I am honoured to be mentioned in n the same breath as Shakepeare dear jacob -- am highly delighted you liked the read of Readied and thank you for your kind review.

[Fay Slimm]

Apologies - my old machine is suddenly stopping and then jumping around - I meant to write Shakespeare.