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Vega
by
Eric Martin
Elaira,
to prove
The excess of
my love,
I swear by this
unchanging star
To hold fast evermore
To the one I adore
With a loyalty
time cannot mar.
For
lo, it is told
Of the lovers
of old
That to swear
by this star is
an act
Of undying affection
Not grief nor
dejection
Can shame —
‘t is an
adamant pact.
When
you look to its
light
In the darkness
of night,
And recall the
dear days of our
youth,
Please remember
that there’s
A young man who
still cares
For thee only,
whose words speak
love’s truth.
That
when newer delights,
Or reflection
incites
Thee to banish
from thought childish
love,
This bright witness
afar —
This immutable
star —
May invoke thee
such thoughts
to reprove.
©
2008 by
Eric Martin
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About the Author
Eric
Martin's
poems and translations
have appeared
in nearly fifty
print and online
journals throughout
the United States,
Canada and Great
Britain, including
The Barefoot Muse,
Calenture, Centrifugal
Eye, Contemporary
Rhyme, Lucid Rhythms,
The Road Not Taken,
Trellis Magazine,
and forthcoming
(May 2008) in
the Concelebratory
Shoehorn Review.
A complimentary
copy of his chapbook,
The Death of Orpheus,
and Other Poems,
Original and Translated,
can be requested
at: emart40x@yahoo.com
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