Lady Love’s Lyre
Poetess play our strings
A love so bright it dazzles through,
Aeons past, to this soul, though
Your words, faint fragments, incomplete,
Broken verses, yet replete,
Profound in meaning, ever true,
Despite millennia betwixt us two.
And when love came and shook your heart,
Like blessed wind on mountain, yet
It still shakes me,
Truly, madly, deeply.
Our oak tree, troubled, shaking still,
Millennia past and yet we will
Seek such bliss, strong, but ever meek.
Your lyre strings leave us fragile, weak,
And woeful, yet joyful, captive.
You are our muse, Poetess, goddess supreme.
Love’s champion, Sappho, guardian of our dreams.
You light our way,
Ever bedazzling.
Love be love.
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Raymond G. Taylor
Author living in Kent, England. Writer of short stories and poems in a wide range of genres, forms and styles. A non-fiction writer for 40+ years. Subjects include art, history, science, business, law, and the human condition.
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Great job writing to the muse! I especially love that last line, "Love be love." Fantastic!
well done great piece
Whoaaaa, this was so lovely and profound! You did such an outstanding work with this poem!
The myths are replete with opportunities for tales, poems and art. It appears that you and I share more than a single passion. I loved this poem with its echos of the ages. It's a long time since I have read any of Robert Graves goddess poems, but this reminded me of some of those. “But we are gifted, even in November Rawest of seasons, with so huge a sense Of her nakedly worn magnificence We forget cruelty and past betrayal, Careless of where the next bright bolt may fall.” - Robert Graves
Beautiful work, Ray. Had to look up Sappho, never heard the word. I was surprised, not shocked to see the meaning. There are probably so many Greek personalities from that period I have no Idea exists, lol. Loved your poem!
Love be love, indeed. Absolutely lovely! I really loved this.
The symbolism of the lyre really stood out to me, especially in how it represented both vulnerability and strength. It reminded me that love, much like music, can heal and express truths that words often can't capture. Your portrayal of this resonated with me, particularly in today’s world where many still struggle to find their own voice within societal norms.
This is quite the poem describing the image, I think. Good work.