(free-verse monologue)
His name was Napoleon - what kind of name is that?
In our family with French background, it’s a proud name.
Bonaparte was my grandfather’s hero,
so, he named a son Napoleon.
Everybody who knew him, though, called him “Nip.”
He was my Uncle Nip.
Nip served in the Navy during WW I, but he didn’t stay in.
......
On the plains of Europe I contend for an empire.
On love's battlefields I have contended more for thee.
A stare from your rolling eyeballs consumes me like fire,
as I seek entrance to a world of just you and me.
Mademoiselle Josephine, you are truly my world's wonder.
What precious gem or treasure can I to thee render?
Not even Europe's plundered gold could my love equate
for the diamond damsel I ask for a lifetime's date.
What eloquent poetry could my words for thee describe,
and what tender words of mine could I on thine heart inscribe?
......
To what shall I liken thee?
An angel in realms above,
a mermaid in Oceans beneath,
a costly stone in the fiercest
contention sought for,
or even a costly diamond in the
earth's elusive epicentre buried?
Your beauty is a turning point
reference in your amazing book
of chronicles.
......
(free-verse monologue)
His name was Napoleon - what kind of name is that?
In our family with French background, it’s a proud name.
Bonaparte was my grandfather’s hero,
so, he named a son Napoleon.
Everybody who knew him, though, called him “Nip.”
He was my Uncle Nip.
Nip served in the Navy during WW I, but he didn’t stay in.
......
To what shall I liken thee?
An angel in realms above,
a mermaid in Oceans beneath,
a costly stone in the fiercest
contention sought for,
or even a costly diamond in the
earth's elusive epicentre buried?
Your beauty is a turning point
reference in your amazing book
of chronicles.
......
On the plains of Europe I contend for an empire.
On love's battlefields I have contended more for thee.
A stare from your rolling eyeballs consumes me like fire,
as I seek entrance to a world of just you and me.
Mademoiselle Josephine, you are truly my world's wonder.
What precious gem or treasure can I to thee render?
Not even Europe's plundered gold could my love equate
for the diamond damsel I ask for a lifetime's date.
What eloquent poetry could my words for thee describe,
and what tender words of mine could I on thine heart inscribe?
......