The lady in RED

The lady in red

 

There she goes

On her white horse

 

The knight in black

With straightened back

 

He calms the storm

She makes things warm

 

The lady in black

Wears red some days

 

But …….His wife

She comes out in a purple

Kinda haze

 

The knight he winks and smiles

At his damsel in red

 

The wife tosses off her purple crown

And throws it to the burnt harrowed ground

 

She chooses something devilish and

rides out in the dusky pink skies

 

In her pocket of lace and care

She holds the knife

That she will snare

 

His rugged sheath is ready still

His mare his

White horse

He gallops still

 

She finds the two in snarly ground

With all legs and arms a toss

She neatly found

 

She finds her husband

In a sordid embrace

And licks her lips

And marks her gait

 

What have we here she

Says with evil sneer

 

The lady in red looks up instead

And smiles so sweetly

As her handsome lover lies 

still warm but clearly coldly dead

 

No woman will ever have him

Not even you of purple evil mind

 

I gave him poison from my lips

So no one else now could feel his

Warm and gentle kiss

 

T'was on a fine night a day or two ago

He told me that he loved me so

 

So I told him I was to bear his child a boy

He said he wanted no part of me or

My evil ploy

 

So when I found the poison

Of most dreadful cheer

I hid it from my master dear

 

I ravished him in this unsightly nook

And in my mouth my poison I took

And spat it in his mouth he was rather  severely shook

 

Ill wager you a fair and handsome price

That I will be dead before the night

So kill me now if you will

But I can hear a faint whiperwill

 

The woman in red and the wife dressed in purple

Gathered him up amongst fine murtle

They knew that they had both been poisoned by

A man a  black knight

And would forever be

In debt to each other

For breaking his spell

As they sat and got to know each other well

By the rippling creek

And the  faint call of the lonesome night

The call of that lonesome whiperwill

 

 

 

Reviews

[Norman 223]

An Aussie with a Gothic sense of humour - now that has to be a first for this website. Remind me to never offend you, Julie. :-)) Norman.

[Julie McCarthy (juliespenhere)]

I’m not easily offended tough as nails. X thanks for your review

[Coyote Poetry]

A wonderful tale shared dear Julie. The lady in red create chaos and honest ending. I liked the energy and the drive of the words. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Julie McCarthy (juliespenhere)]

Thanks John I saw this five years too late thanks 🙏

[raj24]

loved the story and how you narrated it. and above all, be in love with only one, otherwise, death is the only gift you will get.

[Julie McCarthy (juliespenhere)]

Thanks so much

[gram linski]

Sounds like a Grimm fairy tale as sung by Nick Cave, good story telling

[Julie McCarthy (juliespenhere)]

Yes I love that song thanks for review

[Relic]

And so the moral is - never cheat on your wife. Her mistress may tell or kill. Especially when there are poison and murtle around. :)

[Julie McCarthy (juliespenhere)]

Ha ha yes best not cheat at all that goes for women too but unfortunately we are not all perfect we are all Human 😴

[Julie McCarthy (juliespenhere)]

Ps thanks for review

[Onlyme]

A colourful poem Julie excuse the pun. Filled with drama, jealous and revenge hopefully she didn't do a Lorraine Bobet on him too.

[Julie McCarthy (juliespenhere)]

Thanks dawn for your review

[Einstein Noodle]

there is a justice of sorts done in this tragic tale .. i like the work with colors ...and the twist as the lover is the one that does the wife's deadly deed ....
E.

[Julie McCarthy (juliespenhere)]

Lol thanks I appreciate your review thanks

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Lol not sure who that is I’ll ha e to research thanks Jacob

[jacob erin-cilberto]

nothing worse for the knight than his woman scorned...
this reminds me so much of Ted Hughes...he could easily be that knight in the poem.
j.

[Julie McCarthy (juliespenhere)]

Thanks Jacob sorry just only read your review today !