The Power of Muse

"She didn't even know..."

 

The Power of Muse

 

Here is a tale of forbidden love

Driven by a siren’s song

Of hidden desires

Like Montague and Capulet

Separated not by family

But by winds of time

 

A wayward knight

Shielded not by armor bright

Dressed in somber clothing dark

Armed not with sword

A pen, his weapon, is sharper still

Ink, a flail of unyielding words

 

Daughter of Pele

Fires his spirit of life

His tortured maddened mind

His heart ripped asunder

By the iron claws of fate, proclaiming

What must never be

 

She stands before him

Dark eyes, pools of mystery

Rounded curves, ripening beauty

Honey hue skin, satiny smooth

Dusky rose lips forming a smile

He wonders what she is thinking

 

Elder sage, beyond youthful agility

Wiles instead with gentle verse

An incurable romantic

Plucking the cords of heart

Whispering a melody

Tranquil, passionate and bittersweet

 

She is a maiden Muse

Her gentleness inspires

Her smile brightens the day

Her lithe feline sensuality

Makes his heart dance

He wonders if she knows

 

Archaic Scribe

He permits himself a smile of joy

Written words, he dedicates

To her, his inspiration

Like Cyrano

An admirer from afar

 

Forbidden love

A tangle web is weaved

Another time

Another place

Could life have been different?

 

Forbidden love

Honored in words

 Ignoble in action

Virtue first

He keeps his silence

 

A wave of her hand

And love could prove fantasy

The passing of another day

And she could be gone

But she will be remembered

 

This is the power of the Muse

To be or never to have been

She etches her image in heart and mind

Of genteel writer

She remains forever in this Poem

Reviews

[Silent Kim aka mizmetap..]

Very nicely written a weave of mystical love.
thanks for your entry in my contest. Good luck.

[Satine]

Lovely, sad...classical, fine writing though I was hoping for a happy ending. Alas 'tis not to be;

"...or never to have been..."

I can offer no valid advice but I enjoyed the read.

Satine

[Choosing Life]

Classic..

This piece is timeless which makes it all the more powerful especially since
timing seems to be one of the barriers presented in this poem.

The fact that she never knew or will never know is more tragic than the fact they can not indulge on a possible union what could possibly be.

You captured such romance and I feel this immensely as I read it. i become her for a second and smile.
Every wants to feel admired on this level, to be an inspiration that transcends time and space and gentky rest on the heart pages of her artistic hero and in some senses her savior...