The Maid of Orleans
By luigi_pagano
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When I was a young
and susceptible lad,
I read her life's story
which was very sad.
I learned her name
was Joanne of Arc
and had met a death
which had been stark.
Women would say
she was a feminist
but for the Church
she was a satanist
with demonic visions
said to be blasphemy
yet the accusation
was downright infamy.
To wear men's clothes
was a major mistake
that led the poor maid
to burn at the stake.
Was she a dreamer,
as some people insist,
or for women's assertion
the powerful catalyst?
© Luigi Pagano 2024
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Her story is sad indeed. A
Her story is sad indeed. A woman of remarkable courage and vision led an army into battle and won but had to hide her gender and don men's clothes - and because she was a woman, her victory awarded her, not a medal but a martyr's death. Even though she was later canonized by the church- it was a sad epitaph for a brave young woman who loved both her country and her God.
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