Cruel Fate

by HansRik   Sep 10, 2005


Cruel Fate
A Tribute to John Donne

Cruel Fate, that hast hence, liv'd
To place thy Will upon my lonely self.
And long have I, in Joy and Love, believ'd
All in vain, for all I do is cry and wane.

The girl that Thou hast o'erthrown,
Was mine, but Thou hast let her goe.
To leave my soule, in paine, and all alone.
Thou leav'st me in direst misery, and rejoic'st.
Now, let mee goe as well, the Paine is miserly.

But Paine, Cruel Fate, shall not destroye mee.
For I shall stand against thy Tortures,
And I shall win her Heart again, I shall win.

PS: This is a bit archaic, but is a tribute to the fantastic poetry of John Donne. Please comment, and enjoy.

(C)Copyright 2005
(Hans Rik- nom de plume)

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  • 17 years ago

    by lilia

    I really cant find words to express how beautiful this poem is. please keep it up i would love to read your work again. 5/5

  • 18 years ago

    by shobhana kumar

    Awesome! need i say more?

    shobhana

  • 18 years ago

    by Timeless Hopeful

    This was good, yet I am not fluent in old english, so I didn't fully grasp what you meant.

  • 18 years ago

    by beautiful-angel

    Love you writing style and rythm you keep good pace and i never wanted that 1 to end

  • 19 years ago

    by Wasted Fake Smiles

    Woah..this was like shakesperian (spelling?). very good! keep up the gr8 work!
    ~me~