Selene

Cherry

By luigi_pagano

Mon, 09 Mar 2020
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O Selene, moon goddess
who bathes in the glory
of Helios's bright light,
so radiant and resplendent
when you shine at night,
are you always transparent
or do you also possess
a dark side?
Any guilt or secrets
that you wish to hide?
What of your lovers,
like Zeus or Pan,
did you love them as much
as Endymion, the man
who's deathless and ageless
by choice, so that you,
his rich-tressed goddess,
can indulge your mad passion?
Your clandestine tryst
takes place in a Latmian cave.
Your lust does not wane,
you watch him from on high
then slide from heaven to earth
to engage in a lingering kiss
and let yourself abandon
to an all-consuming obsession
to enliven your life and his.
 
 
© Luigi Pagano 2020
Certificate 12
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Comments

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Thanks for the cherries. yes

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Lovely poem. :)

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Your kind appraisal is greatly appreciated, Rachel. Thank you very much.

Luigi x