Kevin Hulme

I saw Dante\'s Beatrice

I saw Dante\'s Beatrice one fine Morning in June;

Among the Seasons bold feast, among it\'s Cheerful Bloom.

For there she did walk in fields of light Sheen;

Like a Radiant Jewel on a Clasp of Bright Green.

Among the Dandified flowers those Masters of Allure;

Their Beauty now dimmed ;  her Radiance more pure.

By the Sun shining down from a Sky of bright blue;

To uphold the Grand laws fine Poetry hold true.

How could I not fall with this \'Will\' of mine?

It\'s Gauze Whisper Thin and She divine.

To have her All within my keep;

And not to   Whom  her Affections speak.

Then MY Golden Ring upon her hand;

If chance had Crossed all Heaven\'s plan.

For I\'ve seen Dante\'s Beatrice - though She\'ll never will be mine;

These Words ,

These Lines ,

This Marble Verse ,

Will forever be her shrine.