STAR-CROSSED
The date - was the eighteenth
The month - it was May
The year - nineteen-sixty
The time - was mid-May
The boy - tall and handsome
The girl - quite petite
The horoscope - hopeful
The prediction - they’ll meet
The weather - quite sunny
The outlook - was better
The plot - he would seek her
The climax - he’d get her
The end - wasn’t like that
The love - couldn’t grow
The girl’s name - was Juliet
The boy’s name - Romeo
23rd February 2021
List With a Twist contest
Sponsor - Charles Messina
Categories:
starcrossed, love,
Form: List
Hidden passion,
Tales untold,
Forbidden love,
Secrets unfold.
Racing hearts,
Lustful desire,
Cherished memories,
Souls of fire.
Heartfelt touches,
Veiled glances,
Stolen kisses,
Desperate chances.
Meant to be together,
Destined to be apart,
Starcrossed lovers,
Broken hearts.
Kay Roberts
September 2016
Categories:
starcrossed, longing, love, love hurts,
Form: Rhyme
I won’t be your Romeo,
in fact I refuse to be.
I’m not what's best for you,
I’m not what's best for me.
//
I refuse to be your princess,
because even I can see
you’re not what's best for you,
you're not what's be for me.
\\
You won't end up my Juliette
I don't want you to
I don’t want a perfect girl
You’re just right being you.
//
I don't want a knight in shining armour;
I can wield a sword on my own.
I'm not looking for love,
you're just better than being alone
\\
I won’t be your king,
//
I can’t be your queen.
\\//
But together...
//
You will never be my Romeo.
\\
At least we'll be something.
Categories:
starcrossed, high school, love hurts,
Form: Free verse
If your face is on my mind,
your eyes held glimmering in mine,
the taste and feel of smooth sweet skin,
the passion burning within,
my resolve falls to tatters,
your love is all,
that matters.
Please,
don't let your next words be a joke,
I'm searching desperately,
for the truth you once spoke.
If flickers like lamplight inside of you,
you can't understand the power,
of what your words do.
A simple caress,
the calm intake of your breath,
the soft strength of your arms,
I'm captivated, entranced, enthralled.
Sharp tongue,
daggers for words,
steel eyes,
all things that hurt.
Will you lead me,
like Romeo led Juliet to their death,
already you steal my breath.
Categories:
starcrossed, satire, words,
Form: Free verse
Path lost...starcrossed
on the wings of an albatross
Flying through such stormy weather
battle elements,but not together
Sun setting....upsetting
deprived of love they should be getting
Alone they walk on different oceans
stormy seas disrupting motion
Soulmates....never too late
two lovers fate as must they wait....
....my mind gets ahead of me
since you're the only one I see....
Categories:
starcrossed, hope, lost love, love,
Form: Free verse