Sisters

Sisters (Cassandra and Jane) Cassandra and her Jenny could not dwell long apart, they shared the same bedchamber and beating of one heart. When parted they wrote letters where sibling love would shine. In every sentence written, sweet laughter flowed like wine. Cassandra's love for Jenny was in the end employed, for fondness of her sister those letters were destroyed. No picking over missives the author left behind. No setting on that pathway to search into her mind. Cassandra loved her Jenny, loved her true and long, continued still to love her when life itself was gone.

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Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 7/6/2019 6:46:00 PM

Hello Keith Logan, a sister's love is strong. have a nice evening my friend.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/22/2016 2:55:00 PM

Oh, I wondered why the letters would have to be destroyed and then i read what you said below. I did not know they were famous women you were writing of!I enjoyed the easy meter of this rhyming poem. And the sentiment. I have four sisters and love them dearly.

Keith Logan
Date: 9/22/2016 5:51:00 PM

Jane was a successful novelist but shied away from public honour until shortly before her untimely death. Some of her novels were published posthumously.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 9/15/2016 12:48:00 AM

Well written but sad. Worthy of a 7.

Keith Logan
Date: 9/15/2016 4:19:00 AM

I am honoured by your fervent approbation. Undeserved but welcome all the same. Thank you.

Paul Callus

Date: 9/14/2016 1:13:00 PM

An enjoyable smooth flowing poem. Great to see sisters who got on so well...we are 7 siblings and fortunately we always got on fairly well. Regards ... paul

Keith Logan
Date: 9/14/2016 2:46:00 PM

As stated in some of my other responses, this is about Jane (Jenny) Austen and her elder sister Cassandra. Fortunately for me that same sibling love applied in my family.

Daniel Turner

Date: 9/14/2016 10:52:00 AM

Wonderfully heartwarming write, Keith. Well done! I enjoyed the read immensely.

Keith Logan
Date: 9/14/2016 2:42:00 PM

I am glad you liked this, it is a subject close to my heart.

Abosede Ogundare

Date: 9/14/2016 9:40:00 AM

This is beautiful Keith! Siblings adorn our world with love, whether they are still with us or they are gone

Keith Logan
Date: 9/14/2016 2:41:00 PM

Yes, that's what I always believed but there appears to be significant evidence to the contrary according to literature.

Chuck Melugin

Date: 9/14/2016 7:48:00 AM

Well crafted, woven with a thread of sadness. 7 My best to you, chuck

Keith Logan
Date: 9/14/2016 2:38:00 PM

Jane (Jenny) was a mere 41 years old when she died. As a prominent author any letters would have been pawed over and dissected to try to "understand" the backgrounds to her creations. Cassandra honoured her privacy.

Jan Allison

Date: 9/14/2016 2:27:00 AM

beautifully written - makes me sad as my sister is no longer in contact with me or my mum and the gulf between us now can never be filled :-( hugs Jan xx

Keith Logan
Date: 9/14/2016 5:45:00 AM

That is sad indeed. I love my sister very much with the absolute certainty that love is reciprocated. I also have brothers whom I have always been close to but not as close as my sister.