our castle walls
were made from orchids
and pillars of moonlight
marble statues carved with our names
in the courtyard
still
call to each other and weep
young lovers whisper
burn amber
making offerings
of olives and wine
composing poems
seated at our feet
shakespeare thought of us as he cast othello and desdemona
into the sea
red divinity spilled onto marriage bed sheets
storybooks
would come
to tell the world
we were lovelier
because we were doomed
i see the sad tale in your eyes
each lifetime
our fated lips meet
One reply on “within the tomb of the king and queen”
Pretty words. Love the Othello line it give us a glimpse of the two lives.