Io On Cloud Nine Comments

Io is said to have settled in Egypt as its First Queen. Can we deduce that Io's ‘impeccable beauty' was inherited by Cleopatra? Was Julius Caesar an incarnation to Jupiter? Or was it Mark Antony?

Awesome deepdive into a fantastic story, enjoyable, moments of action, moments of calm contemplation, thank you!

I can't bring myself to give this more than 3 1/2 stars (make it 3) . It's (not Its) 'interesting' and DOES have , but could you insert some humor as well?

Such love making sounds like self-immolation, 'the act of sacrificing oneself by setting oneself on fire and burning to death', to me. Ugh! ! ! Ouchy! ! ! ! ! ! ! : ( bri

And does 'her' refer to Io? Could not his 'passions' soothingly singe her? ? ? And his 'fury' as well? ? ? ! Yikes! I want no part of such passion.

The 'present continuous' verb tense of 'singe' (to burn gently) is 'singing' according to an online source. In stanza 3, whom do 'him' and 'his' refer to? Not Cupid, I think, but whom? ?

I've heard referred to as , , jugs (big ones) , and , BUT never as 'soft berries'!

'Io (/ ˈ aɪ. oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Ἰώ) was, in Greek mythology, one of the mortal lovers of Zeus.' Those gods always get to have fun! ! ! bri : )

line 12: use 'Its', not 'It's', ...of course. A typo or mislearned? It is tricky, I admit. But I'm unsure which poem characters correspond to the pronouns you've used in stanza 1.

'Nyx (/ n ɪ k s /; Ancient Greek: Νύξ Nýx, , 'Night') is the Greek goddess and the personification of the night. A shadowy figure, Nyx stood at or near the beginning of creation and mothered other personified deities such as Hypnos (Sleep) and Thanatos (Death) , with Erebus (Darkness) .'

In addition to what you wrote below and perhaps in Poet's Notes which I dont' ntend to read, I give you this (cont.) ...

You are truly a wonderful poet. Thank you for the story so as we can appreciate your poem. Not a stanza wasted nor a line without meaning. This is truly a work of art.

Nyx: Nyx, in Greek mythology, female personification of night but also a great cosmogonical figure, feared even by Zeus, the king of the gods, as related in Homer's Iliad,

The poem very magnificently describes the story. Indeed a great poem to read

A fantastic poem dear Unniji... My pleasure revisiting it

With her smile and lovely face! Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful vivid imagery. The exquisite pain of love is so brilliantly captured in this timeless poem of romance. Sincere THX, Poet Menon for bringing it to mine attention.

Descriptive and sensual. Kudos.

Beautifully penned one... beautifully illustrated... With best wishes.

I really enjoy this poem espeically the second verse Bravo!