Wednesday, March 30, 2011

448 Could you seal your heart? (Poems of Exile)

 A taste of the romantic side of the philosopher Seneca/pseudo-Seneca.  Do not be fooled by his cynical disguise.



448-449 Could you seal your heart? 

Could you seal your heart, living with her captive sweet youth?
Could you live and love and know?
Could you keep your heart free from the tender torch,
Watching love die and her consumed?

You could defeat your heart with undiluted wine:
If remorse strikes, repress it, drive out the dark clouds.
If night-love seizes you, dare not to succumb
Unless –          your prudent heart is safely numbed


5 comments:

Hyde Park Poetry Palace said...

rich and beautiful imagery,
enjoyed the flow.

Dave King said...

Began tragic and ended basically sad. I guess that's the real tragedy of life.

Brother Ollie said...

Young Cynics in Love.

The Poet said...

Very touching and sad.

Isabel Doyle said...

Thank you all for your comments. I think penned by a timid cynic Ollie!