In love’s first fresh bloom
her letters were fragrant
from her favourite perfume
sealed with wax against
prying eyes, lest they
read of her deepest desire.
She was Helen to his
ardent Paris
but
long after she’d ended
their illicit affair
he cannot let her go.
He paints her in cameo
along with lists and
book of Troy they once shared
with hurried scribbles
on paper scraps she then sent
but they are all things that matter
because it’s still life and
this, he treats as
his altar.
He paints it all upon canvas
until satisfied
her words are now immortal.
~*~
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Shared with Magpie Tales #121
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Lovely words.
Anna :o]
Oh this is lovely – such a classical, romantic take on this prompt …. I really like it … very nice.
http://thepoet-tree-house.blogspot.ca/2012/06/love-letters-of-promises-and-regret.html
Well, from this Helen(a), may I say this has been a classic read!
This is brilliant. A treasure of a poem pictured within the picture.
I love your sensual description of how the art came to be painted. Your interpretation seems so lovingly and creatively composed. Thank you for sharing, Bren,
A bittersweet tale – love can be so extraordinary.
i am so in love with this ultra romantic poem, and it would really fill my romantic notions to have someone feel this way about me – and alter
to our love – ahhhh. fine poem, beauty.
he loves me, or he loves me not, ….sometimes it’s just as simple as that!
Bittersweet and beautiful…
I don’t much like the idea of making an altar to someone..especially an ex someone…obsessive..which he was. You played out the story beautifully.
A lot of fun – I don’t mean the subject matter- the lovers are suffering – but you are having fun with it as are we. k.
i like how you really looked at the picture and combined the elements into your work…x
nice write…
JJRod’z
Some lovely descriptive phrases here, I liked the classical references and loved the the final line.
nice – love your classic allusions
You give the cameo head in the original, complete image, a special significance here. Thanks to Christopher, you can see that ,ahref=”http://northernwall.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/immortality-magpie-tale.html”> HERE
Bother! Links don’t seem to work right on your blog! But Christopher is Number 41 on Mag 121 list.
Or perhaps I made a typo? I’ll try to link again – HERE
Excellent…love the immortality of words. Love and obsession….there’s definitely a fine line.. Gorgeous write!
The three concluding lines are what it is all working towards. It works well.
A brilliant piece, Daydreamer,
Love the ending line!
Beautifully done!
Bren, I really enjoy that you turned this into a narrative almost…intriguing really…I’d like to know more! Well done!
Swoon, this was beautiful! I love the imagery you guided us with the elements of love. I love the intimacy you shared! Wonderful~
This is beautiful, especially S1, S2, and S4.
This reminds me how strong the pull of true romantic love. Illicit sometimes even stronger than “legal” affairs.
Was it Helen of Troy? Something grand and amazing, this relationship. Cesar and Josephine? Do the latter go together? Bet I mixed them up. Wait — it was Cleopatra, right? One I DO know — Wallis Simpson and The King!
xoxo
Surely an original take on the image indeed here at your feed, all that’s left is memories.
His altar…that makes me feel as though things have changed and yet he is still holding on…as is often the case…love the smell of love letters…smiles….
A terrific write!
Romantic take on the prompt ~ I like the fragrant letters sealed with secrets ~ Happy day to you ~
he paints her in cameo…hmmm…i wonder if there is a Freudian interpretation to that
painting details
What a lovely interpretation of the image – I like the letters scented with perfume. And his fixing of her words upon the canvas of his painting.
LOVE this, especially:
“sealed with wax against
prying eyes, lest they
read of her deepest desire.”
So romantic and beautiful….