by Jonas Hyde

Created on: June 07, 2008   Last Updated: May 08, 2009

Lament for Lady Beth

T'was once a man who walked this cobbled street,
with quill and ink in hand,
who accomplished such a magnificent feat,
on a scale so wide and grand,
for he was a poet true,
known far across this land,
as a smith of words, oft who,
wove tales littered of romance and fears,
with a skill matched world round by few,
by those who strived to be his peers,

but little did they know his words were, in actuality, scribed with real blood and tears.

In past by day, using wit and charm,
he enticed women without regard,
but by night, to them each and all, would only come pain and harm,
a curse he could not control tho' he tried so hard,
the monster dwelling within his dreams,
leaving women lifeless and his own psyche scarred,
for every morn' he woke, he heard their deathly screams,
and tho' this poet named Elias at birth,
would try numerous plans and schemes,
his life was void of happiness and mirth,
causing him to challenge in truth, his eventual purpose and own self-worth.

Tho' his curse had not always been,
stead coming to him after deal with Tempter was made,
for fame and fortune was his sin,
and this curse fore'er was his trade,
unless his heart could find love's hue,
and for that every day he prayed,
but with each eve that passed he knew,
morrow's morn would be ushered by death so cruel,
serving up his own tears of rue,
leaving him to play the fool,
learning hard that sorrow following sin was an eternal rule.

Til the fateful day when this story starts,
as most lessons do,
when love at first sight ravaged young lovers' hearts,
as if born from a sorcerer's brew,
for it was then when he met her,
woman beautiful so, with raven's hair and eyes as deep as ocean blue,
and our poet's heart quickly began to stir,
lost within the presence of she who stole his breath,
as the world round him began to blur,
he vowed ne'er to love again by pledge of his own death,
save for this woman simply known as Lady Beth.

Pon shared breath their love was sealed,
costing to start not even a word,
for when looking into each other's eyes their souls were healed,
and tho' some may find it absurd,
their lives seemed eternally blessed,
and it was then when to Elias it occurred,
to put such thoughts true to the test,
for if Lady Beth truly had an effect so,
then it would also suggest,
that perhaps she could ease his nightly woe,
and salvation, her love could bestow.

So with that their courtship began,
and their love started to grow,
love which made Elias a better man,
for

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