Antony and Cleopatra

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Egyptian goddess
impetuous and pompous
Cleopatra’s conquests
at history’s bequests
wielded a propensity
for dramatic intensity

She snared the great Marc Antony
lured him into salacious surreality
of whirlwind amorous insanity
their thirst for world domination
stirred a most legendary seduction
concocted in the heat of passion

From a cesspool of politics leveraging
exponential cunning and beguiling
struggles in a dance of supremacy
conniving betrayals with godlike fury
their superpower alliance
met all-consuming defiance

Unequaled legendary games fanatical
proving most problematical
honor deceit and lies tragic 
loyalties and turmoil climactic

In the end love a destructive factor
with more than one malefactor
hearts hopelessly infatuated
suddenly freed and elated
finally devoid of grief and strife
bound to reunite in afterlife



Read on air by invitation  ~  March 20, 2021  'LATE NIGHT POETS'

AP: 2nd place 2021, 3rd place 2021, 3rd place 2020, Honorable Mention 2022, Front Page Pick 2021

Submitted on June 9, 2020 to contest BRIAN'S SELECT A sponsored by BRIAN STRAND

Originally posted on June 7, 2020

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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Date: 5/11/2021 5:24:00 PM
Line, wonderful lines and rhyming, your voice so poetically beautiful, love _Constance
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Line Gauthier
Date: 5/11/2021 5:32:00 PM
Thanks you so much. Constance ~
Date: 5/10/2021 8:41:00 PM
Wonderfully written! Wonderfully spoken. Both a talent, well done.
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Line Gauthier
Date: 5/10/2021 9:57:00 PM
Thanks, Timothy. Much appreciated ~
Date: 6/10/2020 11:29:00 AM
This is written in the way of the Old Masters, Old Mistress. I mean this in the kindest and absolutely most respectful and reverent way, my poetic genius friend.
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Date: 6/10/2020 4:02:00 PM
LOL ~ it's good to mix it up.
Date: 6/9/2020 8:46:00 AM
The "forever" the power of passion can change the world...Well done
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Line Gauthier
Date: 6/9/2020 3:49:00 PM
Thanks, Arturo. Much appreciated.
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