Enough of that we say now plot must prow,
too long have we wallowed in Ionian*.
Child must be healed, prophecy disavowed,
we have strayed far from apollonian*.
Lest chaos take rule, enchantress's feud
will be challenged, earning Circe's chagrin.
Hurts shall be accrued, submerging eschewed,
the seditious be brought to accounting.
We suggest you stayed tuned, plot's not marooned,
Nereides speed to intercept Circe.
Though she'll claim she's impugned, rudely dragooned*,
be assured she shall see sense, for certes*.
Will Fates interfere, Ampelios steer
them? Is he cavalier* or chevalier*?
*Ionian = The sea in which Ithaca lies.
*apollonian = relating to the rational, ordered, and self-disciplined aspects of human nature.
*dragooned = coerced, forced.
*certes = for certain.
*cavalier = haughty, offhand; *chevalier = a chivalrous man.
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Dragonish
PoetryPART 1: Seven poems that explore love. The sated wind doodles mischievously no longer the ravening raptor loosed that scratched sharp claws to my unfettered glee. Now are you temperate, husky, obtuse. PART 2: Follows the tale of a persecuted dragon...
