A second poem of mine in the Silver Birch Press Mythic Poetry Series! I’m delighted they selected this one.
I’ve done an audio clip of me reading this poem. Click below if you care to listen.
The Broken Promise: Orpheus and Eurydice
by Mary Kendall
If only he had kept his promise, she’d be there.
All it took was one glance, a quick turn,
a meeting of the eyes and then she vanished.
How long did he stand there staring at where she had been?
When did he realize that she was lost to him forever?
How sad the stars were that night,
tumbling through the black sky
in mournful arcs;
even the moon turned its face away.
As he lead her out toward the ledge,
did she gasp at her unsure footing?
She with her snake-born limp,
trying hard to keep pace through dark tunnels
winding up to the craggy precipice?
Was this what tempted him to look?
His glance came so naturally,
that of the husband who worried
his wife might stumble and fall.
His trust in her never wavered and yet
he looked…
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A lovely poem, Mary.
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Thank you.
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Lovely, Mary.
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Thanks, Suzanne. This is one of my favorites. 😊
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Couldn’t get the audio on this one. Like it though
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Derrick, I just checked it, and it worked. Sometimes these things are quirky it seems. Give it another try if ever you have time. I can reinstall it if it still gives you problems. Many thanks for listening to some of these! 😊
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Thanks, Mary. It was fine, perhaps just a little slower than the others.
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🙂 I have days like that.
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