Daughter of Wessex

Joanna Garrido

Heroine extraordinaire

I loved you then 

and love you still

Hardy’s daughter of Wessex

 

Pure, innocence shone

Mistreated by men

Your fresh faced beauty

Attracted

 

Forced upon

Mother of misery

Buried child

Without a name

 

Angel your saviour

So good a man as he

Your one true love

Married you in bliss

 

So good a man as he

Abandoned you

On your wedding night

Ears closed to your truth

 

You worked the land

A survivor

Harsh winter toil

Chilled to the bone

 

He claimed you 

He who forced you

And in your abandonment

A weak moment of chill

 

Good Angel reconsidered

Years away, his health poor

Returned to find you

Too late

 

In cold hatred 

he who forced you 

paid 

as you snapped

 

I can see you now

Cold as Winter’s smile

On the slabs of Stonehenge

As they came for you

 

My favourite 

doomed 

heroine

Tess 

 

4/2/19 JG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Author: Joanna Garrido (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 7th, 2019 18:04
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  • psychofemale

    I would like a little background on this one, thanks 🙂

    i feel its very personal but a little BG info would be awesome!

    • Joanna Garrido

      Thanks it’s about Tess of Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbevilles. A much loved classic and film was great with Natasia Kinskinas Tess (Polanski film)

      • Joanna Garrido

        Kinski

        • psychofemale

          thanks for letting me know 🙂

        • Goldfinch60

          Very good precis of the story Joanna.

          • Joanna Garrido

            A favourite read and film by Polanski

          • orchidee

            I wondered if this was going to be about Prince Edward's wife! Hee hee. A fine write Joanna.



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