On seas of moonlit elegance I cast my gaze and froze;
On knees that knew no second chance, I knew at once, and chose.
Those pools of heaven's dew divine, that saw something in me,
with razor wit did then incline to see what they would see.
Brazen, I became a fool, as drool became my lot;
foolish, this the only rule; the one that I forgot!
Queens will have a jester, they might settle for a prince;
but fools wounds all will fester, making any woman wince!
Ah, but love had captured me, and slaughtered me instead;
gazing in her eyes; unwise, I let them take my head,
my thoughts fell on insanity as heaven looked away,
I bought more of calamity while she just mused each day.
For years I wondered after my disaster was complete;
"If I escaped her laughter, would my courses then repeat?
I would that I could see that sea of rapture look my way,
rapture then would be my glee should she decide to stay.
As age imparts its gray on me, and frailty finds my bone,
the stage is set, and I can see my time to be alone;
but I know I will not forget the moonlight in her eyes,
nor waste a second of regret should I command her sighs.
For love had captured me alive, and I am nearly dead;
for how can man alone survive with these thoughts in his head?
On knees that know no second chance I pray no prayer but this
"Oh please, when I have beckoned, glance; and so fulfill my bliss."
Author notes
"But wait...what do I see? She's walking back to me!" - Roy Orbison "Pretty Woman"
A contest entry
- ~*~Be My Muse~*~ by Zane Rose.
800 points, ended January 18, 21 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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This is WONDERFUL! I only wish that I had the patience and talent to write like this! I'm afraid that yet have the skill to sculpt such a nice form and make it make sense. haha. This is very beautiful and I thank you for putting it in my contest.
Good job, good luck, and keep up the great writing!
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Thanks very much for the comment! (Know of any respectable publishers? LOL)
Have a great day!
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Honestly, I think your talent has improved a lot since I read the first poem of yours that I read.
Do you remember how amazing I thought that first poem was?
Apply some logic, and work out how great I think this is.
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I don't remember which one was the first one that you read to be honest about it. But thanks very much!
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