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The Serpent and Cleopatra - By Matias Merrifield
The Serpent and Cleopatra
- By Matias Merrifield
The queen of Egypt, in despair
Summoned the cobra from its lair
“Octavian’s armies are at my door
I shall soon feel the legions’ claw”
The Naja answered: “if you are dead
In the afterlife, there is wine and bread”
The female pharaoh pondered and wondered
As tumult from battle boiled and thundered
Cleopatra agreed a...
Tuesday 3rd April 2018 7:45 pm
Saudade
Saudade is one of those inexpressible words, Portuguese in this case. The clearest meaning or definition I can come up with is 'melancholic nostalgia' or the like. This is my attempt to take that thought one step further.
The poem is best read by first reading the non-italicised stanzas, followed by the italicised ones.
Saudade
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