Sea nymph
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sea nymph falling prey
to harsh world realities
~ love overrated
Inspired by Ondine which is a play written in 1938 by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux, based on the 1811 novella Undine by ...
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Categories:
motte, betrayal, heartbreak, love, relationship,
Form: Senryu
But She Had Such a Sweet Winning Smile
...Louis the Fifteenth, king of France,
Adored Madame du Barry.
His royal ardor was not bound
To the person he did marry.
His paramour was hard to please.
The king brooded day and night
On what ...
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Categories:
motte, history,
Form: Narrative
The Kings Castle
...Many years of war the King is worn
His castle walls becoming weak
The knight’s armor showing signs of rust
While the motte around has withered away
The drawbridge chains stuck opened
With the...
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Categories:
motte, home,
Form: Free verse