accursed by ardor
withered,
never culled
from her sweet vine,
she acquiesced
her ache, for Hamlet's
ever afflicted mind.
his avarice
voracious,
his fixation ever vile,
allege
incarnate she,
imbued
with feminine denial.
undesirable
indigent
alone she stood
deride,
destitute and agonized
by tragic love's demise.
instead
impaled innocent,
virginity's
indentured slave, lies
interred amongst the lilies,
infatuations
aquatic grave.
awash with somber solitude
in still waters
does she lie,
succumbed alas,
to lunacy;
immortalities
insane bride.
Inspired in part by Cubbys satirical take off on Shakespeare,
To Scratch or not to Scratch.
Posted for Sue Vincent's Thursday Photo prompt #writephoto
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Love the clever wordplay. I keep rereading it to soak up all the juicy phrases. Fantastic job!
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You had me thinking about Shakespeare all week. Thank you for the inspiration.
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I’m glad you were inspired! I love the result. 🙂
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If I could write poetry this well AND analyze Hamlet at the same time, I’d have done so much better in high school!
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Believe me, I could have done neither in high school.
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Lol
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Very nice.
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Marvelous, Violet. I love Shakespeare and Ophelia is such a complex character that we never really get to know, and yet she’s so tragic. You captured that well.
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I have long been fascinated by her myself. Thanks, D.
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Excellent, Violet!
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Thank you Sue.
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That is something else,Violet. Meaningful words – so effective. Thank you. I ‘did’ “Hamlet” late in life, when I took my English Lit .exam, aged 63….Now it’s in my mind for the day. I loved it! x
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So glad you enjoyed it.
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I am a big fan of Shakespeare. I love what you did with the poem.
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Thank you, Michele.
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I love this it’s truly Gothic 💜
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Why thank you, Willow. Something about the old English architecture puts me in that state of mind…
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It certainly shows
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