Saturday, 7 January 2017

Daily Journal Prompt: January 7, 2017

Prompt: Write a poem that refers to Romeo and Juliet

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He was her Romeo,
Soft brown eyes, warm smile,
And a heart of gold.

And she was his Juliet,
Bright eyes, long brown hair,
And a smile that could light up any room.

But their love was forbidden,
against the rules of society.
For she was in a higher social class,
and he just a man of the city.

But every night, they found each other
Whether it be in a back booth at the local cafe,
or on a side street where nobody would know.

Hotels, taxis, and discretion
Are all they know as lovers.
They long to be together,
But the thought of punishment still covers
their love, in a cloak of shadows
from the curtains in the hotel room in the rain.

But, one evening, lit by the glow of a bedside candle,
They decided they could no longer be apart,
And vowed to stay together, they way that they were,
Because no feeling, not even fear, is stronger than those of the heart.

So rather than getting dressed, and departing when the clock struck ten,
They laid in harmony and comfort,
For nothing could be sweeter just then.

For he was her Romeo,
And she his Juliet,

And this love story, neither of them will forget.

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