O Princess!

The Everyday Poet
ILLUMINATION
Published in
Oct 19, 2020
Image: water color on paper, J. P. Moriarty

O princess of the great land
Why do you look so sick
Unfed, haggard, yet elegant
Why do you seem so weak?
Water drips from your lonesome eyes
Your hands tremble and shake
Your lips are stained with chapped lines
Yet, for you, I’ll leave all at stake.

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