Bacchus and Midas, Nicolas Poussin
Let us weigh the balance, you and I
My fingertips flow gold and yours flow wine
I’m earthly rulership and you divine
Let us weigh the balance, you and I
Grant for me a moment free from gold
For I would drink with you here without gain
Your sweet elixir blotting out my pain
Grant for me a moment free from gold
Then I will weave you riches of the world
Your revelry and play has needs and price
So here from one so fallen take advice
Then I will weave you riches of the world
Dare I blame you yet for how I fell?
Intoxicated once I made a vow
For riches true, but see this beggar now
Dare I blame you yet for how I fell?
Let us weigh the balance, you and I
My greed was my addiction, not your wine
And all the loss and blame here must be mine
Let us weigh the balance, you and I
(c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved
For Right2Write Prompt 10: Bacchus and Midas, at http://howanxious.wordpress.com/2013/09/14/right2write-prompt-10-bacchus-and-midas/
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My god, those are ugly children in that painting.
LOL! 🙂 🙂
Ah… amazing writing. A wonderful tale created… inspired by the mythological story of Midas’ golden touch. I loved it.
We do tend to blame others for our mistakes… but wisdom is in accepting our own guilt.
Thanks a lot for participating. 🙂
You’re welcome, thanks for putting the prompt up, it was fun to do!! 🙂
I love this “Dare I blame you yet for how I fell?” It takes it home for me at the end. Tying it up and twisting it so that for me the beginning has a new meaning. It must. Thank you.
Thanks so much!! 🙂 🙂
Amazing!!! Love it =)
Thank you!! 🙂 🙂