. Poetry from The Great In-Between: The Warrior Queen

Thursday, June 27, 2024

The Warrior Queen



(A lone voice whispers)



There once was someone so special


A warrior queen 


Who held my heart in her hands


My own goddess and red devil


The most beautiful woman I've ever seen 


Oh, we loved slow dancing through words and intimate prose 


Like it was the last song of the night


Played by the Duke Ellington big band


In our favourite bar

Where everybody goes


Oh how nostalgia haunts you 


Stalks you

And tears you apart 

When their gone


And all you're left with

Are those sweet beloved memories 


Of big bands

And soft hands 


Goddesses and red devils


Of someone 

So special 


Who no longer holds your heart 


In their hands


For they've been called home

By the Great Primaeval


To listen to new sounds 

Played by Heavens big bands


(C)

Copyright John Duffy 

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