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Salome

The bulrushes sway

with Salome, blessed

by Selene, but 

squandering the benediction

to lace her veils

with serpentine diction, 

susurrating in the breeze,

guarding the tempo 

to her danse macabre

while in the distance, 

the hound of Hades

can't help but bark...

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Comments

Holden Moncrieff

Fri 12th May 2023 21:31

Keith, I'm truly grateful for your very kind comment! 😊

Kevin, thank you! 😂

John, thank you so much, as always, for the encouragement, it means a lot! 😎

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John Botterill

Fri 12th May 2023 21:21

Excellently poem. Vivid, biting, Holden.

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keith jeffries

Fri 12th May 2023 11:29

This poem conjures up images of the conspiracy to kill John the Baptist. The last two lines provide a fitting climax to an excellent piece of writing.
Thank you for this,
Keith

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