Lover’s Tryst
Every full moon night she wails
For her lover
~~
Lovers Tryst
Drenched in love
Soaking moonlight
Technicolor dreams
Lined silvery bright
Hotfooting in thick mist
She had kept her tryst
Cupid had shot her a grievous blow
Had felled her by an alien elbow
The elbow had belonged to an Adonis
Crestfallen he’d cried mercy, blown a kiss
Tears streaming she’d suddenly smiled
Falling headlong in love sans any guile
They kept their trysts where they’d first met
On full moon day by lake and branch lunette
They made plans and wove golden dreams
Eyes ecstatic despite inimical bloodstreams
Six moonlight trysts later this was their seventh
Families sworn enemies and their love at zenith
Fearful fluttering heart desperate searching eyes
She waited for lover with prayer on quivering lips
Midway to rendezvous brother and lover clashed
Steel to steel rang out that fateful perfidious night
They slashed one another, life ebbing out of both
She languished on tree trunk waiting for betrothed
Thus she awaits her lover every full moon night
A piteous wail rising out of waters silvery bright
Unrequited love never allowed her soul to depart
Eternally waiting for lover, fate had pulled apart
They say souls of these ill fated lovers do meet
Every full moon by shimmering lake and mesquite
~~
Mesquite: hard wood (tree)
Lunette: crescent
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Originally Published: June 23, 2010
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Lover's Tryst
Every full moon night she wails
For her lover
~~
Lovers Tryst
Drenched in love
Soaking moonlight
Technicolor dreams
Lined silvery bright
Hotfooting in thick mist
She had kept her tryst
Cupid had shot her a grievous blow
Had felled her by an alien elbow
The elbow had belonged to an Adonis
Crestfallen he’d cried mercy, blown a kiss
Tears streaming she’d suddenly smiled
Falling headlong in love sans any guile
They kept their trysts where they’d first met
On full moon day by lake and branch lunette
They made plans and wove golden dreams
Eyes ecstatic despite inimical bloodstreams
Six moonlight trysts later this was their seventh
Families sworn enemies and their love at zenith
Fearful fluttering heart desperate searching eyes
She waited for lover with prayer on quivering lips
Midway to rendezvous brother and lover clashed
Steel to steel rang out that fateful perfidious night
They slashed one another, life ebbing out of both
She languished on tree trunk waiting for betrothed
Thus she awaits her lover every full moon night
A piteous wail rising out of waters silvery bright
Unrequited love never allowed her soul to depart
Eternally waiting for lover, fate had pulled apart
They say souls of these ill fated lovers do meet
Every full moon by shimmering lake and mesquite
~~
Mesquite: hard wood (tree)
Lunette: crescent
Picture is frfom internet-disclaimer
Originally Published: June 23, 2010
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What are your thoughts on this poem?Filed Under: Collection of Poems, Emotions, Family, Happiness, Life, Metaphysical