The Swan Queen

A Poem Inspired by 'The Wild Swans' by Elenore Plaisted Abbott, 1922

By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred Published 7 months ago • 1 min read

'The Wild Swans' illustrated by Elenore Plaisted Abbott, 1922

Introduction

I love this painting shared by The Enchanted Booklet on Facebook here

This is a freeform poem consisting of tercets with five-syllable lines, without deliberate rhymes. I was looking for a more formal construct, but this fell into place, and so I thought I would leave it as is.

The music is "Queen of Swans" by Mercury Rev

The Swan Queen

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The Queen Weaves Her Threads
Fairy Beauty With
Eleven Crowned Swans
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Her Fingers Sewing
Magical Futures
For The Good Of All
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She Is The Swan Queen
Light Personified
She Will Always Be
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To Weave Forever
With Needle And Thread
That's Her Endeavour
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Here Sits The Swan Queen
With Eleven Swans
Pure Feathered Beauty
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