The Soldier
by The Marchioness of Dorchester (circa 1625 during the The Anglo-French War )
A suitor bold and handsome once arrived
Twas early in a day unspent
A proud soldier on horseback,
A burning wish to vent
‘In courtly dance I wield mine mighty dart’
Said he, appearing finely dress’d
In polished armour
His lance
Colossal,
For this quest confessed.
‘With quivering heart, I seek my lady fair,
Her gaze, the target of my fervent plea’
Said he
Such chivalric pursuit was indeed
Beyond compare
His lance, a beacon of….
Virility.
‘Yet, not in war, but passion's grand display,
I wield mine
Shaft,
Erect, a symbol of desire
To pierce the veils that shroud love's subtle play
In earnest yearning
To set your heart afire.
Behold, mine love, this lance of passion true,
A token bold, my heart laid bare for you.
Would mine lady touch my lance
Before I leave
Tonight
for France?’
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Jan 26, 2025
The Soldier by The Marchioness of Dorchester (circa 1625 during the The Anglo-French War )
Nov 25, 2024
The Gardener Ponders by Sarnia de la Mare
The Gardener Ponders
Soft-bodied wanderers,
tracing silver paths
across damp earth
and fallen leaves
Are the bain of my life.
How can they be so slow and yet so fast?
I got to thinking
as I perused
the damage on my sunflowers.
Shell-less
naked
disarmed
So exposed and yet unstoppable.
They glisten with their resilience.
we have no notion
where they will go
Only the hard fast evidence
That they were definitely here
I think of rain
how we stay in
and they come out
A perfect situation
They emerge, unhurried,
to taste the flavours of the night,
weaving gooey stories
on the skin of the soil
and my beautiful
manicured path
Don't get me started on my leaves
So ugly and yet .....
©2024 Sarnia de la Mare
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