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Enter Poem or Quote (Required)Required A verse retelling of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. I based this verse on the story told in Bullfinch’s Mythology (1959). Gather 'round now and hear while I retell One of the greatest stories told of love About a man named Orpheus, whose skill With the lyre could melt the hardest of hearts Of beings both mortal and immortal, Soothed the beasts that roamed the woods, plains, hills And even the plants from the lowly shrub To the stateliest of trees stood entranced, Whenever he passed and his music played. Joined to Eurydice in nuptial bliss, Tragedy struck not long after they’d wed As Eurydice, loyal to her vows, Fled from Aristaeus' unwanted arms, Stepped on a serpent that in turn did bite Her exposed foot causing her to expire, Plunging Orpheus in bottomless grief. What would you do if the woman you loved Were taken away from your home and hearth, She whose life with yours was so intertwined That to live without her was worse than death? So Orpheus dared go where no man could To bring back his beloved, he embarked To the Nether regions where Hades reigned With Proserpine in eternal night. He caused such strains that moved the king and queen To free Eurydice from her confines And with her husband go without delay Back to the world where there was night and day. What happy reunion it must have been To happen in the most unlikely place That never witnessed joy nor happiness! With longing hearts that they would soon unite Wife walked behind husband towards the light, But Eurydice had scarcely stepped out When Orpheus, overcome with desire To behold his beloved's face once more, Looked over his shoulder only to find His wife held back by the cavernous mouth! For he forgot the bargain he had made With Hades, who released Eurydice On condition that Orpheus must not Glance at his wife until the two of them Were completely out of the Netherworld. Thus ended one man's quest born out of love Who defied nature's laws just for the sake Of the woman he loved, and did succeed In freeing her from death's clasp but only To lose her again for eternity. Among 3rd Place, Myth & Memory Poetry Contest Sponsored by Vanya Evangeline
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