Young Charlotte wore frugal attire
showed little of self to Werther
yet sun’s glow extended further
from cutting of bread and butter.
With the ring on her finger gone,
thoughts foraged to venture closer.
Beckon this moral man along,
an innocent stare to know her.
He grinned, kept questions mentally
while rough hands trembled nervously
and wild moustache moved also curled,
tongue bit by words rather swiftly.
Obsession had steered Werther wrong,
side glanced upon Charlotte’s rolled eyes
unimpressed with his slurred speeches
which came as no pleasant surprise.
Author notes
Desire
In response to this verse by
William Makepeace Thackeray
Sorrows of Werther
http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/2993-William-Makepeace-Thackeray-Sorrows-of-Werther
Werther had a love for Charlotte
Such as words could never utter;
Would you know how first he met her?
She was cutting bread and butter.
Charlotte was a married lady,
And a moral man was Werther,
And, for all the wealth of Indies,
Would do nothing for to hurt her.
So he sighed and pined and ogled,
And his passion boiled and bubbled,
Till he blew his silly brains out,
And no more was by it troubled.
Charlotte, having seen his body
Borne before her on a shutter,
Like a well-conducted person,
Went on cutting bread and butter.
Also in same meter-8syllables
and same rhyme count
No two C's in a line...
plus in response to original piece
with Inspiration:
How this man Werther desired Charlotte-
with humor I found this piece a delight,
a courting gone wrong...
much pleasure to read many times.
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