Thursday, May 22, 2008

Sonnet 1: Ode to an Hotdog


When first we met 'midst gold Elysium,
Beneath the arches of Semele's son,
I heard the fool upon his lyre strum
And felt unrest within my breast undone.

I reached to kiss the glove upon thine hand,
For one small taste enflames a thousand more,
Yet from my sight you flew to trojan land,
Where I for thee to Nestor did implore.

Betrayed as Rome's now shrunken legacy,
The Mayan bell which tolls doth beat my prayer.
From sea to shore I hop in quest of thee
'Til Arthur's table round comes to be square,

For love's sad lust doth Contradiction aid:
     With or without your love my soul doth fade.

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