Reserata Carcerem LXVII
‘ter zealous Zeus paged dark deities –
worn winds’ wings had borne bruised biddings.
“t arrival they’d eased braced burden,
‘n’ nosy nature had will cloven.
‘nly a numb Nymph had pruned crushed call ;
yore he’d sowed ire ‘n’ rage ‘n her which sprawled.
“t sapid sway “f her felon features;
sight smoth’ring was sh’ b’ – beauty’s fractures.
Anon paged h’ pored pursuivants – winds.
B’ ferocious biddings was he pricked.
Naked were damp deities brought t’ meet.
His rage had them thrown t’ mortal be.
‘n’ numb Nymph retracted h’ sassy spell,
his mistress made h’ her – dainty dell!
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Note:
a) I’d created a myth about Zeus and given it to a student, Ogooluwa. But when she developed it, she educated me as she added a fresh scene which inspired this poem. I’m quite the blessed teacher! Blessed with talented students. 😁
b) Written apace with the Middle English lexis:
i) paged – summoned
ii) yore – long ago
iii) pursuivants – followers
iv) Anon – at once
c) The following are used with no syllabic consequences:
i) ‘ter – after
ii) “t – at
iii) ‘n’ – and
iv) ‘nly – only
v) ‘n – in
vi) “f – of
vii) sh’ – she
viii) b’ – by
ix) h’ – he
x) t’ – to
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