The Duet of Poetry
What do poets do when they have time on their hands?
What do poets do when they have time on their hands?
Well one of the things we do is Duet!
It is quite fun actually to see what can come on the spot from two poets with different styles.
Many of us duet on Twitter. Each communication becomes a stanza.
This duet with my friend Sean Vessey reminds me of a knight and his lady fair. This poem was impromptu ; there was no plan. I would encourage you to try it. I hope you enjoy the end result. The lady is speaking in the italicized letters in a light contral
to voice and the knight is speaking in his bold and deep baritone voice.
to voice and the knight is speaking in his bold and deep baritone voice.
Fair one why do you not speak?
Your flowers have lost their fragrance
My heart is weak
Oh passionate love moon,
I have missed your heart's blessings,
To enjoy night fantastic
memories loom
I hear your poetic words
a moonlit dance a dream of two
by her golden glow
I begin to swoon
My voice fair one is yours
for whispers and delights
as lover’s dance
in Moon's starlights
he hears her whispers
soft into the misty night
“kiss me my darling
in your dreams hold me tight “
the misty night
is where we play
under star lit moon
until dawning day
my love please don't sleep
look in my eyes
be captive to love
as time goes by
look into your eyes my lady fair
I bend for your desires
my love is true
my will to resist you
I cannot do
your heart I hold in the palm of my hand
I hold it near me
never relinquished
never free
my heart races to your fair hand
I am yours ~ as a man
bound to your heart
for as long as time stands
I must admit
a spell is cast
to love with you
a lover’s slow dance
the spell is yours
I'm captive it's true
held by passionate sparkling eyes
jewel like eyes of blue
a heart that is bound
faithful and true
magnificent in every way
is what I've found in you
your gentle grasp
hope, faith, and love
I cannot break
I am yours ~ for all time
Not captive O dear sir
With the moon as witness
be held tight
of her love be sure
to be held by one so fair and true
where all dreams ends
for me
for you
my dreams would never die
were I in your arms
my heart would be alive
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