Dance of the Knights

Mystery shrouds the star lit night As lovers exposed to evening delights In masks we dance, we all go around Who is who, do we really know? Who is Romeo and who is to die? Ladies in waiting, do their waltz As the Lady of the evening bathes at dusk Champagne glasses in pink do reflect All the Shakespeare penned, indirect For its he that said we love to decept Young lovers will hold onto devotions Choose between Montague and Capulet For lances of blood forever thrust Into the loser of Williams tales Mademoiselle is saddened by wilted rose She smashes to pieces all her dreams The waltz of knights and lovers will end She had to choose between Montague and Capulet She chose first the arrow, for hearts don’t mend Shakespeare wins yet once more For with my saber, I drank champagne And read this tale yet once again! Montague and Capulet on horses rode As Sergei pondered and composed Juliette just shed her tears Dancing Knights have no fear The ballet of love makes one shake As the Knight lances his final spear The irony of classic tales Old stories we hold so dear Notes Where to begin! Well although this seems somewhat about Romeo and Juliette, its actually based on a song, that well its also a muse on Romeo and Juliette. The song/artist is Alizée - Mademoiselle Juliette https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyUXWgmEvE8 Although Montagues and Capulets are characters in Shakespeare’s story, "Montagues and Capulets", is also known as "Dance of the Knights", a work of classical music written by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev for his 1935 ballet Romeo and Juliet. Later, he wrote versions for both orchestra and piano. Thus the Title of the poem, and the mention of Sergei in the poem. His composition can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMrSPOWrYGA The line “For with my saber, I drank champagne “ In the old days, Champagne was actually opened with a saber on some occasions. Though it's rare to use a sword these days, the expression "to Saber champagne" still is in usage in French. So an English Tale became a Russian Symphony piece and a French Muse, and now a Canadian poem!