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Hymnus Amantis

January 25, 2011
By DanielThompson BRONZE, Naperville, Illinois
DanielThompson BRONZE, Naperville, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference" -Robert Frost


O! O! Where to start!
Shall I dig deep into my
heart?
Shall I give in to your presumptuous ways?
As I am blinded by a foggy haze!
Wretched is the day that beseeches the night
Who ruins the world with its terrible plight
Wretched are you, my lover’s curse,
For all lost time, I must be reimbursed.
I am lost, lost in a sea of confusion,
Filled with harrowing delusion
Poseidon, enduring and cruel,
Do you take me for a fool?
Strong are your tides, awesome and rough,
Yet although you make navigation tough,
You are no match, for a lover’s heart,
That shall not yield, nor be torn apart
As two twins conjoined at birth,
Our hearts shall live with mirth.
When one is two and two is one,
Our love shines like the soothing sun,
Though you shan’t recognize your evil course,
You shall one day feel remorse.
For I shall eternally stay,
Hoping each and every day,
That you shall wake up from your dreaded sleep,
For these cursed days make me weep!
So continue on, with your hibernation,
And I shall still recite my incantation.
These are the days of awe,
Repent my love, please find your flaw.
Oblivisci praeteritorum dierum
Et apud me venit tandem.

The author's comments:
The title of this poem is in Latin, and it means " A Lover's Hymn." This is a poem about a man who is seeking the love of a woman that he admires. He tries desperately to woo her, yet his attempts prove to be unsuccessful. She grows further and further away from him, and he only longs for her heart. The last line is written deliberately in Latin, the root language of the Romantic languages. It translates to "forget the days of the past, and come live with me at last." I hope you enjoy my poem.

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