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Star Crossed I

[font=Times New Roman]By Souladareatease and Grace

HERO: �� Oh..what lips upon me breathe
� � � � � � � � � � of Elysium sails past
� � � � � � � � � � Quivering lips of Thanatos
� � � � � � � � � � vanquished by such softness
� � � � � � � � � � robbed Hyacinth�s allure away

LEANDER: � � � � � � lips of our met breath � � �
� � � � � � � � � � that rises to life, light again
� � � � � � � � � � embrace and to hold, slow
� � � � � � � � � � thy hand do I take, from
� � � � � � � � � � sleeps grasp forsaken �lake
� � � � � � � � � � nudged but safe with me

HERO: � � � � � � � Lean I on thy strength
� � � � � � � � � Yet sin I against my credence
� � � � � � � � � What punishment from the gods
� � � � � � � � � Be bestowed upon me
� � � � � � � � � To lose the heart to Eros� might

LEANDER: � � � � � � fold unto me, is my flesh not real
� � � � � � � � � � be not made, of stone, for sink
� � � � � � � � � � surely would, make light
� � � � � � � � � � Heart, rise above slate
� � � � � � � � � � in Song of Eros home

HERO: � � � � � � � I bequeath my soul upon thee
� � � � � � � � � Draw thee my life from yon lake
� � � � � � � � � Beauty to be named Hyacinth
� � � � � � � � � Its depths stole my breath
� � � � � � � � � � Were it not for thy gallantry
� � � � � � � � � � Repose I on its murky bed

LEANDER: � � � � � � Then purposed I with thine eye
� � � � � � � � � � awakened deep flowing slumber
� � � � � � � � � � Thou, Beauty, cannot sleep
� � � � � � � � � �in such depths cold and bleak
� � � � � � � � � � soul to Soul coverings bold
� � � � � � � � � � kept our breaths as one and told
� � �
HERO: � � � � � � � thus, upon this Turquoise Tower
� � � � � � � � � �a priestess to gods no more
� � � � � � � � � � Betrayed to thy altar
� � � � � � � � � � With Wings of cupids
� � � � � � � � � � Thou traverse Amphitrite's cold garden
� � � � � � � � � �With Arrows of Eros, wanton throes

LEANDER: � � � � � � As Brick to thy mortar
� � � � � � � � � � Consume I with fiery passion
� � � � � � � � � � To worship one night to the other
� � � � � � � � � � I will abide by thee, know no tide �
� � � � � � � � � � Poseidon grants me passage
� � � � � � � � � � For Love of my Hero
� � � � � � � � � � Taken from the lake,sealed in fate.

*This collaboration is based loosely on the story of Hero and Leander/Greek Mythology. Liberty has been taken with the location. This is an experimental attempt.* �� [/font]

Written by Grace

(IDryad)

Published 21st May 2013 | Edited 22nd May 2013

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Re: Star Crossed I

souladareatease

21st May 2013 4:23pm

Thank You for the Honor Dear Grace!!!

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Grace (IDryad)

21st May 2013 4:28pm

Thank you for lending me your talent, Soul.

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Re: Star Crossed I

Anonymous

21st May 2013 4:50pm

Grace and Soul:
A beautiful poem. You two seem to be perfect for each other in terms of collaboration.
Demostrates immense knowledge of both myth and poetry.
With admiration
Kitty