Ph: Love: Scheherazade - A Sonnet Poem by Brian Johnston

Oh, I dreamed so of marriage when I was a boy,
Of a girl I could cherish, might love my whole life!
In the 'first' grade, a girl (my first love)called me "Roy, " (1)
Of course, I called her "Dale, " (1)sure she'd make a good wife!

Oh, her folks moved too quickly, by 'second' was gone,
But 'Scheherazade' (2)wooed me; my dream did not die,
For she whispered such tales, 'Afternoon of a Fawn, ' (3)
'Madam Butterfly's (4)sorrow' brought tears to my eye!

As I grew 'La Bohème' (5)spoke of life on one's own,
Magic 'Firebird' (6)whose plight gifted feather brought light,
Then Mozart's 'Magic Flute' (7)proved that music's high tone
Could restore man's delight, and depose Queen of Night!

How did ever boy's life such a privilege dare,
Dark and light fight till death, and yet, music is there!


Brian Johnston
14th of June 2018

Poet's Notes:
(1)Roy Rogers and Dale Evans were a famous married couple in movies.
(2)'Scheherazade' was the princess who finds love in "One Thousand and One Nights."
(3)'Afternoon of a Fawn' is a famous (orchestra and ballet)piece by Debussy,
(4)'Madam Butterfly' is an opera by Puccini.
(5)'La Bohème' is another famous opera by Puccini.
(6)"The Firebird' is a famous (orchestra and ballet)musical piece by Stravinsky,
(7)The famous opera called "The Magic Flute' is by Mozart.