Seduction
With virile assurance, compelling as Zeus
The thrall of the cygnus o’er his Leda doth loom
Sweet scent of seduction at fair maiden’s blush
The thorn on her rose impales nectarous flesh.
The thrall of the cygnus o’er his Leda doth loom
With arrogant grace lifts his willowy neck
The thorn on her rose impales nectarous flesh
Bends low without censure as it were his due.
With arrogant grace lifts his willowy neck
Cries out his conquest in rich domination
Bends low without censure as it were his due
Preys on her lips and devours her charms.
Cries out his conquest in rich domination
Sweet scent of seduction at fair maiden’s blush
Preys on her lips and devours her charms
With virile assurance, compelling as Zeus.
(Inspired by the Greek Myth, Leda and the Swan)
A Pantoum
© Julie Catherine Vigna, 2011
This is as graceful, powerful, and frightening as the old Greek tale itself. Your mastery of form is deeply deeply appreciated.