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Ophelia Misunderstood

Ophelia Misunderstood

To feelย so alone, so misunderstood
With an infatuation for Love
Neverย fulfilled
The powerful men of herย world
Had not a clue
Having Hamlet himself
Wondering,
" To be or not to be.."
Forever believing
" Love is brief "......
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When her father's life
Snuffed, like the candle's flame
She wore black melancholy
And became
Erotomania's slave,
Being torn and tormented
This bi-polar basket case
Never relenting
Singing and taunting
In riddles and rhymes
Was never the same
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When the queen announced
Ophelia,
Had taken her own life
Found dangling amid the whispers
Of a willow tree's branch,
Sheย was,
" Incapable of her own distress "
Fallen from the willow
Drowned in the brook
After all,
She had to don
Her necklace of Rue
Her regrets,
So amazingly misunderstood
Absolutely
Nothing left
For her
To do
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At the funeral,
The Queen sprinkling flowers
Upon her grave,
" Sweets to the Sweet "
Was all
She could say....

Tony Taylor ( a work in progress)
ย  * based on Shakespeare's tragic character

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Lucy Parsons

Sometimes I feel like a mirror of Ophelia....dear Tony, this is simply amazing. You had me locked into the read, enjoying every minute. I very much look forward to your book. You are genuinely very talented and I love you for it dear dear friend xxx โค๏ธโค๏ธ

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Tony Taylor

WOW!!.....thanx so much LUCY!!....... just to hear you say " you had me locked into the read..".... was plenty enough!!...... always a pleasure to hear from you....... Love to you and yours dear poet sister!!..... hugs-n-smiles!!........T xo

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Lucy Parsons

Iโ€™ve had to pin it to read again later xxx

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Larry Ran

My Dear Brother Poet Tony,

Polonius had a daughter
Ophelia was her name
She was innocent and beautiful
Not knowing of a deadly game

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For her King, the mighty Hamlet
Professed his love for her
But her father did not believe him
Then this tragedy did occur

.
Hamlet slew Polonius
Breaking Ophelia's tender heart
She climbed atop a Willow tree
And from the World did she depart

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Gertrude announced 'twas a suicide
But this writer has other thoughts
To me, sounds like aย  murder
It's perpetrator ne'er been caught

Peace, Love, and Bards,
Larry xxx

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Tony Taylor

Wow!! LARRY!!..... you could have penned my write so easily...... what I find so impressive about your comments to me is how thorough you are even though they are delivered in some perfect poetic form..... takes time toย accomplish that....... and in so doing..... you do me a great honor with your giving heart!!...... Thank You dear friend!!....... sincerely.......T xo ??? โ™ฅโ™ฅ

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Larry Ran

My Dear Tony,

Thank you for this lovely compliment.
As I have said before, yours and Cheries beautifully penned words are the vessels that guide my pen, and the harbingers of my deepest thoughts.
It is I, who is honored, to receive these accolades from such gifted poets.

Love you Bro,
Larry xxx

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Tony Taylor

Thank you DARKLY!!.....I am blessed to have you paying attention to and commenting on my work!!....... you are appreciated ~ very much!!...... smiles!....T xo ??โ™ฅโ™ฅ

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Wayne Stubbs

A working progress but yet filled with exquisite finishing touches throughout, fantastic poet brother! ???โ˜ฎ?

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