If Anthony hadn't loved
Cleopatra
in that last second,
maybe he would have
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Your poem surely has a Shakespearean gravitas. In Shakespeare's play Antony abandons politics, honor (well, a militarist's view of honor) , and power to pass Cleopatra'a repeated tests of love. At one point, he admits she has taken him to the very heart of loss, but there he finds the heart of love too. After a century + of destructive warfare I believe we are ready to give this vision of love our advocacy, and not the vision of war and desolation.
Jilts and spurns indeed a cuisine for poet …here poet caught the theme and cooked nicely…thanks…. Ten+ Ms. Nivedita UK
One of the William Shakespeare tragic work is revisited by your poetic heart in a very interesting view point............
in order to understand from her suffering what means real love. Because her love was insufficient to fight against the destiny of history.......love should beunderstood by either of party as it stands unique in the history.. this reminds me of love pirncee edward who allowed throne to pass away for love....very good writeand appealing.....10 read nine...message... terrorial integrity
really wonderful poem.they were required to live the history and hence the paradox.beautiful write. voted10 surya
Wow Mari you took history and brought it back to life. Interesting, original and thought provoking. Very well done and thank you for sharing your talent. :)
an ideal love that needs grace of love, myth of love redounds to history, quite ingenious write,10+++++, thanls for sharing
One of the William Shakespeare tragic work is revisited by your poetic heart in a very interesting view point. Nice title 'Seconds'.
her affair of the heart was too pathetic to have control over the destiny of history... Very good poem, the story and history of antony and cleo. tony