Hold Fast my heart!
and let not thyself be
moved by beauty.
Once, twice and more times
to count, for a summer's day
cannot compare to her.
My logic compels me away,
for I knoweth too well the consequence.
To all of my sins this hath been the worst
of the best...I'll make no move...
by and by I'll hold...for anymore
will depart sanity, and leave me whole
Before I even read your
Before I even read your comment, I thought this was a stupendous nod to the great William Shakespeare. Loved the poem... Will read more!
"A poem is never finished, only abandoned" - Paul Valery