To the Scaffold I walk,
My head held high
And until the moment I die,
I will act my part as Queen
Once I was the highest ranking woman in the land,
But now I am a prisnor...a condemmed prisoner.
All of this because of a crime I did not commit.
'Adultery' it is called
On a crisp cold morning,
My Priest comes to me
To spend my last hour on Earth
Praying and repenting will do naught,
But I do it anyway.
Has everyone, even God, turned their back to me?
Led to the Scaffold,
Seeing the jeering crowd,
hearing the sharpening of the axe,
I collapse in a heap to beg for forgivness.
Nothing.
Leaning down to the executioner's block,
I'm blindfolded.
Thee swish of the axe and
Then
Silence...
A contest entry
- For Poets With Less Than 10 Trophys by Mercury Rising.
600 points, ended July 9, 2007, 14 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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This was really quite the powerful poem, and was very well-crafted. Forgive me, but I have to limit the length of my comments because of eye strain and headaches. Best of luck in my contest, and thanks for entering.
David
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i also think this is a great style -- i think it's very sad that someone would kill their queen, even if they did sin. my favorite part is stanza 5; it shows the woman has respect for herself and that she is willing to repent.
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The poem is modeled after Anne Boleyn and Katharine (Kitty) Howard, both wives of Henry 8th
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i was thinking about that just this afternoon -- my mom is reading a book about anne boleyn and was telling me about it. i have read books about elizabeth I, and at the end of the book, there is info on all his wives. *pant* okay, done ranting!
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oh? what book? you shouls tell her to read "The Boleyn Inheritance" by Phillipa Greggory, it is super good
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i think she read 'the other boleyn girl.' she's reading a lot of books right now, most of them historical fiction/historical non fiction. she just lent me "1776" and "John Adams" (both by david mccullough ((sp?)) they're really good, i'd recommend them)
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great style I think you wrote a great poem. Keep penning and writing.
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very nice poem
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