When Adonais fought and fell
upon fate’s foreign field,
and blood was bleeding from his wounds
upon his sword and shield,
a stranger sought to save his life
as he lay on the Earth,
while I made merry, mocked and moved
my mug of measured mirth.
When Adonais breathed adieu
that fatal day in spring;
he faced ferocious foe and fray
as such a petty thing.
And I, unweeping, did not see
his last and final hour,
so some may choose to label me:
his traitor in the tower.
But Adonais, cruelly slain,
in pain, when dying, smiled.
And I know that he smiled for me:
his broken-hearted child.
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Author:
Blue-eyed Bolla (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: July 29th, 2020 01:50
- Comment from author about the poem: for my late father, Adonais, who died when I was a child.
- Category: Family
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Comments5
As tender, immersive and proud: as Shelley's last note to Keats,
my condolences for your loss,
my congratulations on the wonderful elegy you penned
Many thanks, LB, for taking the time to read my poor little rhymes. 😉
A sad emotive write - a super tribute.
Thank you, Michael. Appreciate your kind comments and feedback. 😉
Such a well constructed tribute Kevin to a much-missed father and which no doubt will be treasured by family and of course by readers here .........written with memory's honest regrets this classic piece of work.
Thank you, Fay, for your kind comments. Appreciate your taking the time to read my little rhymes.
To lose your father at such a young age is tragedy for sure, but your tribute says you have not forgotten. Perhaps your skill for writing was an inherited gene?
A very moving poem that brings together a lost loved one and the written words of a son to show how poetry can connect with people's emotions. - Phil A.
Thank you, Phil. I appreciate your feedback. Yeah, my dad was very artistic. He played in a band and even cut a single once (a record). I think you're right; he may have passed his gift on to me, in some small way. All I do is compose my poor little rhymes as they pour out of my heart. Thanks again for taking the time.
A sad write but great words fro you father.
Andy
Thank you, Andy!
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