Arrival of Venus

She rose from the waters, 

Off the shores of Cyprus. 

Her long hair shimmering 

Through the twilit sky. 

Dripping, as she emerged, 

Dragging her feet 

Through the sand, then, 

As she collapsed to her 

Knees, not knowing of whom 

Would be watching, as she let

Out a scream. Above her, 

Circling, were an unkindness 

Of ravens cawing her name. 

For she was Venus, the one 

And the same. In all her 

Splendour, her beauty intoxicating, 

She came. Never would life

Ever be the same. Every man

On earth, would kill for her.
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December 3, 2022 at 7:13 AM
Interesting poem, WW:)
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