Romeo
Juliet’s wondrous lover, Romeo*
serves as an epitome of a perfect husband, more than a beau---
oh, may he resurrect and multiply to fill the demand of an ideal spouse
prayed for by every lady needing a father in a godly home-fortressed house**.
*Shakespeare’s protagonist in his play, Romeo and Juliet
**Psalm 127:1 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
January 6, 2026
3rd place, "A Literary Character Clerihew" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Andrea Dietrich; judged on 1/13/2026
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