Lover’s Advice
Theseus on Saving Andromeda
It was never about heroics. No,
it was political and a matter
of position. I’d rather the splatter
of her blood had stained that stone! Didn’t know
until much later what a nag could grow
from a princess saved; oh! how this latter
Andromeda vexes me. No satyr
would bother these days . . . Let your no be no
lest some fair damsel make you a gelding
fit for domestic life and the road past
tense in your present perfect life! Wedding
a princess is such a far cry from last
innocence and the sport of just bedding
maidens. Run, Romeo, run away fast!
David M Pitchford
22 May 2008
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There are so many primo lines here, David, but several that jump out for me are:
“Didn’t know
until much later what a nag could grow
from a princess saved;” -> nor gnarly grump from grand knave, surely..hee hee
“Let your no be no
lest some fair damsel make you a gelding
fit for domestic life” -> harks back to biblical ‘let your no be no’ and no gelding for me! Bachelor’s motto!
“Run, Romeo, run away fast!” -> no explanation needed ;>
I love the tone of this poem and its honesty..
Plus, I love the artwork accompanying your poems, David.
Thanks Janet! Kind of a weird mood for me, but it’s a fun little sonnet.
I use the paintings for prompts. Sometimes knowingly – others not so much.