by John Lars Zwerenz
My maiden fair walks slowly beside me;
She wanders with me, hand in hand,
Upon the grassy, gilded, forested land,
By white colonnades and the azure sea.
My loveliest love, of a timeless age,
Brilliantly youthful, she shines like the sun.
Her long, raven mane, wavy, undone,
Bestows rhyme upon my eyes, page after page.
For her verses are of the sobbing stars;
Her lips are of the joyful moon,
Glistening like a rivulet's boon
To the sound of the woodland's soft guitars.
And when the nascent evening solemnly glows
Upon the purple ocean and the marble square,
Upon her tender face, her sable hair -
Her heart turns to fire each river that flows!
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ABOUT THE POET ~
John Lars Zwerenz (1969- ) is an American impressionistic poet. He is considered one of the most important new literary figures in the world, both internationally and in The United States. He has published seven books of poetry, all of which have risen dramatically in price since their original publication. Zwerenz owns a B.A. in English from The City University Of New York At Queens College and has traveled extensively throughout The United States and overseas as a kind of literary wanderer. He has held a bohemian reputation since his youth. Zwerenz's two most recent poetry books, "Ecstasy And Other Poems", released in December of 2016, and "Elysian Meadows", released in February of 2017, have been published by ATLA Publishing, based in The UK. His poems have also appeared prolifically in International Magazines and other anthologies. Zwerenz's poetry is often highly spiritual in nature. His verse almost always adheres to strict, metrical stanzas. He currently resides in The United States, and is 48 years of age., - Rachael Canter
Last updated June 20, 2016