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A Tragic Love Story

O Romeo O Romeo

How foolish it was of you

Why you could have had sweet Rosaline

And a secret lover too


What madness possessed you

To drink poison and to die

Leaving Juliet to suffer

Stabbing wounds of suicide


O Juliet O Juliet

What waste of precious life

For few moments of passion

Was it worth the sacrifice


What madness possessed you

Why give your heart to him

When you could have had more Romeos

Than all the flowers of Spring


O Romeo O Juliet

Your tragic love story is written with regrets

At least it brought an end to your feuding families

The Montagues and Capulets

Copyright © Arturo Michael | Year Posted 2019

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Krish Radhakrishna Date: 12/15/2019 3:10:00 AM Nice one. I live 30 minutes from Stratford upon Avon and a member of the RSC! The waste of lives because of madness called love! Login to Reply

Juliet Ligon Date: 10/31/2019 11:13:00 PM Yes, very tragic it was. I love your poem though, and the last stanza gave me a smile. Login to Reply

Evelyn Judy Buehler Date: 9/29/2019 8:28:00 PM I enjoyed very much reading this delightful poem with a fresh perspective! :) Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/30/2019 6:15:00 AM Something different...Thank you Evelyn

DM Babbit Date: 9/23/2019 11:49:00 AM Super rendition. Oh, poor Juliet. Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/30/2019 6:16:00 AM Thank you DM...

Susan Ashley Date: 9/21/2019 6:27:00 PM Your poetic perspective is stirring and superb, Arturo. You’ve captured the spirit of their tragic love story so beautifully and so very elegantly. Warmest wishes always, mon ami.. ~Susan Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/22/2019 7:36:00 AM Thank you Susan...I guess you can say, an inland perspective...a bit of banter on the subjects...Have a lovely Sunday...

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 9/14/2019 2:03:00 PM Somehow I missed this beauty earlier, Arturo. When I was teaching, my high school students loved "Romeo and Juliet" and I see you know the play well. Sadly, the only upshot was the mending of the feud between the Montagues and Capulets. Very well written! Hugs, Carolyn Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/14/2019 6:49:00 PM There were times I got bored reading...but always admired his writing skills...besides WS...there are many great writers out there...I'll be happy for a morsel of their ability...

Judy Ball Date: 9/14/2019 1:18:00 PM Excellent write Arturo. A side of the story many fail to see. The sheer senseless waste of two good lives that could have gotten over their first love and simply moved on and had good lives. Great job here. God Bless, JB Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/14/2019 6:54:00 PM There may not be a perfect way... but tragedy is a senseless way to go...thanks Judy

Richard Lamoureux Date: 9/14/2019 9:06:00 AM I like the way you think. Theirs was sheer madness. Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/14/2019 6:57:00 PM A little swing to it...leaving Europe and sailing south...it's so hot you hot to be real...

Hello There Date: 9/10/2019 11:57:00 AM I like your take on this story, especially the line "what madness possessed you". Hard to see alternatives sometimes when you are completely overcome by passion. So many tragedies in its name... Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/11/2019 7:35:00 AM That's true...passion blinds...we need signs along the roads to avoid tragedies...

Ralph Sergi Date: 9/10/2019 7:47:00 AM Hi Arturo: You captured the essence of Shakespeare in a beautiful poem. Bravo! Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/11/2019 7:35:00 AM Well thank you Ralph...All the best my friend

Caren Krutsinger Date: 9/10/2019 2:47:00 AM "What madness possessed you Why give your heart to him When you could have had more Romeos Than all the flowers of youthful Spring" - I have always wondered this also, but what a terrific poem to well-told tale! Great job, Arturo! Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/11/2019 7:36:00 AM Thank you Caren....

Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/8/2019 12:28:00 PM I love how you discussed the stupidity of it all. And yet it goes down in history as such a "true love." Tragedy endures!!! Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/8/2019 7:22:00 PM I guess it's because of who wrote it...WS... a master of tragedy...

Silent One Date: 9/8/2019 11:33:00 AM How strange I wrote a parody of Romeo and Juliet today...Great poem.. Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/8/2019 7:18:00 PM Interesting...to read how you saw the story...

Nette Onclaud Date: 9/8/2019 5:54:00 AM ohh, those messengers always create foibles and destroy love's fate... such a beauty, willie , i mean, arturo.. huggs Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/8/2019 7:16:00 PM They needed Whats-app or a clear smoke signal to understand what was going on... It was a matter of life and death...I could never step in the master's shoes...

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 9/5/2019 6:08:00 AM - Excellent written ... from a story that everyone knows, Arturo :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/5/2019 8:00:00 AM An island take of Shakespeare...Thanks Anne-Lise

Constance La France Date: 9/4/2019 11:21:00 AM Arturo, this is excellent, I love it ! Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 9/17/2019 7:23:00 PM Wiishkobi Ode is Dear Heart in Ojibwe Arturo Michael Date: 9/4/2019 11:30:00 AM Thanks Dear Heart...What is Wiishkobi Ode

Kim Rodrigues Date: 9/4/2019 8:23:00 AM What a beautiful write! Shakespeare would be proud! Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/4/2019 11:21:00 AM He might be amused... a tropical take on the subject...

Charles Messina Date: 9/4/2019 6:40:00 AM Now I'll have to read Taming of the Shrew..great write Arturo. I never actually read any of Shakespeare myself. But what you wrote seems like it would fit right in. Very nice. Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/4/2019 7:41:00 AM Thanks Charles... I've always heard, probably even saw parts of movies or plays, but never sat down to read some of the Masters... It's mind opening...

Maria Williams Date: 9/4/2019 6:40:00 AM 'To be or not to be'. Well I guess she chose to play the tragic heroine rather than go for another. An excellent write Arturo, a fave for me. I love all the Shakespearean works ....Maria Hugs Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/4/2019 7:34:00 AM I like the format and content of Shakespeare's work... he understood human nature in ways I've never imagined...the clarity astounding... Thanks for passing by Maria...All the best

Lady Labyrinth Date: 9/4/2019 5:47:00 AM I prefer Taming of the Shrew for love stories. But my favourite Shakespeare Play, which might be worth your read is The Tempest. Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/4/2019 6:22:00 AM I wished I'd read those books back then...science and sports were my things...but I'm going to do it now...I do feel like a little ant before enormous giants... Lady Labyrinth Date: 9/4/2019 5:58:00 AM love, love, love Macbeth. But not a love story. Brilliant story, very dark. You must read it. I was introduced to Macbeth at 15years, when my year at school bussed it to the Big Smoke to sit in an adult audience for the first time. For someone who has never been to theatre before, and at such a formative age, it was sheer magic, conversed about it for days after. Well worth the read. Taming of the Shrew - so witty, so true to life, so good. Watch the Richard Burton/Liz Taylor movie if you can find it; sometimes it makes it easier to see the movie or theatre enactment before reading - as Shakespeare is heavy reading, but well worth the immersion. x Arturo Michael Date: 9/4/2019 5:54:00 AM Hi Leanne... Someone told me to read Macbeth and the Tempest too...I haven't heard of Taming of the Shrew...but I like the title already...

Ann Foster Date: 9/3/2019 10:07:00 PM Excellent write. Loved it. Ann Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/4/2019 5:40:00 AM Thank you Ann...All the best my friend

Lurline Sterling-Hinds Date: 9/3/2019 5:15:00 PM Indeed lovely, I like the way you focus on showing the positives that could have being achieved, instead of the present out come. Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/4/2019 5:40:00 AM Life is a mystery tour...it's either you're forced or willingly do...Thanks Lurline...All the best

Paul Callus Date: 9/3/2019 4:36:00 PM Indeed a tragic love story, Arturo! I like the angle from which you look at the outcome of this drama. They could have had it all, and yet...one love exceeds all. // paul Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/3/2019 4:58:00 PM Yes, they could have had it all... but maybe just a moment is enough...in the end the outcome was beneficial

Panagiota Romios Date: 9/3/2019 10:20:00 AM Hi Arturo, What a fabulous write. A FAV Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/4/2019 5:44:00 AM Thank you Panagoita...that is sweet

Regina Mcintosh Date: 9/3/2019 12:30:00 AM I truly love this... it flows so sweetly and is such a wonderful write I could read more and more. God bless you and thank you for the excellent poem. Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 9/3/2019 1:36:00 AM Thank you Regina...Really glad you liked it...All the best

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