~ OPHELIA MISUNDERSTOOD ~
To be so misunderstood, with an infatuation for love
The powerful men of her world, had not a clue,
Leaving Hamlet himself,Â
Wondering,
"To be or not to be", and forever believing
That, "love is brief"...
When her father's life was snuffed like a glove
She wore her melancholy as more misunderstood love.
Erotomania, tearing and tormenting
This bi-polar basket case, ever relenting,
Singing and taunting in riddles and rhymes
When the queen announced suddenly, she had taken her life
From the whisperings to a willow tree's branch,
For she was certainly, " incapable of her own distress."
She fell from the willow and drown in the brook
After all, she had to wear her necklace of rue
Her regret, so amazingly misunderstood
Absolutely, nothing left, for her to do...
At her funeral, the Queen,Â
Sprinkled flowers upon her grave,
"Sweets to the sweet"
Was all,Â
She could say...
Tony Taylor
* All quotes from Shakespeare's "Hamlet"
* final edit
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Wow so in-depth & Oh so powerful my
poetic friend 💕❤️💕
Thank You JILL!!......Hugs!! n Smiles!!......T xo : )
Wonderful homage to Shakespeare. Such a melancholy write, as a true tragedy should be. Impressive line “This bi-polar basket case, ever relenting” wow as ever impressive Tony xÂ
I like that line too!!.....Thank you for pointing it out Gwen!!....you're the coolest!!....smiles!!.....T xo : )
Hi Tony,
You're still writing masterpieces I see. I've never read Hamlet but that didn't stop me from enjoying this really well crafted poem.
Hope you're keeping well - SydÂ
Thanx SYD!!...Always a pleasure to hear from you my friend!!.....Miss you brother!!......Smiles.....T xo : )
Oh I love it, I saw David Tennant play Hamlet, with that man, ( Picard out of StarTrek) in Stratford upon Avon ..it was fabulous..( Patrick Stewart)..poor Ophelia..she wouldn't have been very old...teenage angst and depression maybe....loved your poem..x.Â
WOW!! PAULINE!!...I TRULY wish I could have been there with you to see that....Especially in that environment with two GREAT actors like those.....Jean Luc Picard!! (smiles)......Warp factor One.....Engage!!....Thank you for this dear poet sister!!.....Lots of Love to you and yours!!......T xo : )
You tell a fine and age old story here Tony, you are an amazing writer. Enjoyed the read very much x
Coming from you....I most humbly submit!!.....Thank you dear poet sister!!......Big Hugs!!.......T xo : )
The lady of the lake.
The representative of all the troubles she wanted to wash away from the world. And her life experiences.Â
Powerful writing.Â
Sorry if I guessed the wrong history lady.Â
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Thank you so much LILIANA!!......I know that the picture would indeed suggest that character......I Love the comparison!!........Thanx again dear poet sister!!......You're too cool!.......Big Smiles!!.......T xo : )
As usual your artist flair shouts out. Nice work.