'Opheliac~

My eternal spring of Ophelia ~

   madness bedecked of wildflowers 

 vacant within virginal white tears

       sunk to the depths of despair

ocean's vast siren call

    consuming beyond reality

barefoot'd romanticizing 

   melancholy waves of emotions

sank in a lover's betrayal

   stately and classical dignity

 feigned delusions of confusion

delirium of mania's absurdity

      secretly married ruse of insanity

 doused in bewildered over flow                                     

      preserving a life within entity~

   Fleurs éternelles de la France

Author's Note

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

Lorsque vous parlez français, il donne tout le poème je ne sais quois! Hamlet went mad with his love for her. Quite the Valentine's Day thought, n'est pas? In your eternal Spring, will you go to a nunnery as Ophelia was instructed to do? No way! You will sing your songs (write your poems) handing us the flowers they create in our minds. I so enjoyed the fact you used a Shakespearean character as the inspiration here. Wonderfully unique....and so YOU! Lydi**

[Frieda P]

Dancing to you review sweet Lydikey, I was so hoping the translation was correct, you can never trust it to those online sites, and if by YOU, you mean crazy...*wicked laughing* here. Grazie mille! ;-)

[Lydia Shutter]

No, you are not crazy, sweet friend of mine...you are just a unique blend of poetry and Joisey! I believe it is an acquired taste! LOL

[Frieda P]

Ha, you're such a sweetheart, I still think that was a nice way of saying off yer rocker! hahaha

[Lydia Shutter]

If it is, I recognize it simply because I am off mine! LOL

[Frieda P]

HA, I'm in excellent company then! ;-)

[kublakhan27]

You have told her story like a true Shakespeare buff Mrs.R haha ;) Really though, this is an incredible and crystal-clear portrayal of her plight and all the tragedy associated with it. Further proof that you can take absolutely any subject and make it your own, whether it's familiar territory or not :) You have my unconditional applause my friend. xo

[Frieda P]

Ha coming from a true Shakespeare buff that's quite the compliment my sweet friend, thanks for your help and letting me run this past you first, muchly appreciated! ;-) xo

[kublakhan27]

Haha My pleasure Mrs.R, not that I had to do much, this is all you ;) xo

[Frieda P]

Well I could have been way off with my knowledge of her plight, had Emile's help, but I appreciate you taking the time to let me know it was a go. ;-) x

[kublakhan27]

Anytime my dear friend ;) x

[Frieda P]

Ha I doubt I'll be tackling Shakespeare again any time soon ;-) x

[kublakhan27]

haha Aww ;) x

[Jack...]

This my friend is sad but penned to perfection. If I remember correctly it was said she was "incapable of her own distress" though I have to think otherwise...at least within those dark corners. I also recall the line, "A woman's love is brief". That may very well be the case, but I can tell you my love of this poem will be anything but brief...

Love can be kind, so very kind but it can also be deadly. How we see it is not always how it sees us.

Stunning Frieda, you take pen in hand and wave beauty before our eyes always. You truly do amaze me.

[Frieda P]

"incapable of her own distress', that's an interesting concept....thanks so much Jack, you always bring a smile to this poet's face. :-)

[m.s.early]

"Ashes of laughter, the coast is clear
Why do the best things always disappear
Like Ophelia - please darken my door"
- Ophelia - The Band

If she had just gone to the nunnery....

[Frieda P]

That could be a fate worse than death....thanks xavier ;-)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you really capture her perfectly...i teach that play in my lit class...and we delve much into Ophelia's psyche....and she really did secretly marry insanity...not so much by her own volition...

[Frieda P]

I had to run this one past a friend who's into Shakespeare first, not one to understand most of his stuff, good to know jacob, thanks so much.

[Daydreamer]

Yes a tragic theme indeed, but yet superbly written!

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much Daydreamer, glad you enjoyed!

[Dhaye]

The one who has delved into madness...
It's a perfect combination again of your powerful words and the right choice of music.
I enjoyed this one.

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much Dhaye.

[Dhaye]

................ :) Welcome.

[Vidya Bacchus]

Such a sad tale of Ophelia .Your poem however is filled with such flowing and descriptive lines.Well enjoyed it I did :)

[Frieda P]

Grazie mille, jazz'd you enjoy'd my affliction ;-)

[Vidya Bacchus]

You are welcome my afflicted friend lol :)

[redflutterby]

Ahhh.... Ophelia. Such a tragic character. And some of the most quoted lines of Shakespeare are connected to her. Youve depicted her so well here....and that first line is a grabber. The perfect wording for the madness of a young woman. The picture shows her as having red hair...might explain a lot. We tend to drive others crazy or our own poor souls. ;-)

Another amazing poem...

[Frieda P]

Ha funny Red, a coincidence per chance...nah, it definitively has something to do with that raging mane me thinks ;-) Thanks so much x

[redflutterby]

Lol....yep. Always blame it on the red hair!! Ha... ;-p x

[Frieda P]

Ha it's a genetic mutation or something somethin'....haha ;-P x

[Raymond Federle]

So well done Frieda.. this makes me think of Shakespeare — 'I loved Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers could not, with all their quantity of love, make up my sum.' EXCELLENT! :)

[Frieda P]

So thrilled, I'm not big on Shakespeare so wasn't sure this one was going to work with my limited knowledge on the story, you made my day Raymond! :-)

[Raymond Federle]

Well then ... get thee to a book store posthastey and thee up a copy of 'Hamlet' When you get to the point in the book where you can't understand what's being said sand you start to skip paragraphs put it on a shelf and watch any of the 'Hamlet' movies like the rest of us did....:)

[Frieda P]

Ha exactly...I've seen a play only because Al Pacino was center stage, otherwise I'm befuddl'd by it all. ;-)

[Raymond Federle]

I was for many years, Frieda but now that I'm a man of 'worldly travels' when I hear it auto-corrects in my head into proper American English.

[Frieda P]

I must not have that 'auto-correct' in my head, can you get it online? ;-)

[Raymond Federle]

I think I got mine at the Apple store...right next to the 'Hot Local Singles' ad... :P

[Frieda P]

Hahaa, you're twisted hon ;-)