A 10 line story/Poem from a play

 A 10 line story/Poem from a play

 By Jane Goodhew

  1. The day they met and fell in love their fate was sealed

  2. For what could become of the two whose family loathed with such intent

3. When hostility and killing would follow close behind as jealousy and pomp knew no bounds

4. Oblivious to all but love, they danced as stars sparkled in the dark night sky

not knowing that someone would soon die and he would be banished from the land

5.    But not before the nurse and priest helped them to conceive a plot

6.    And the two lovers kissed and dreamt of a future life as in secret she became his wife

7.      But alas with the turn of events following a further devious plan trying to reunite the warring parents

8.    The message that she was but asleep did not get through and he with the notion that she was dead drank a deadly potion

9.    But she awoke and full of grief kissed his lips in the hope there would still be a drop but had to fall on his knife instead and her life's blood ebbed away

10.  So at least reunited by death and their families united by grief young love would become eternal.

Copyright Jane Goodhew