If I were Midas

If I were Midas
I would not touch you of course
But I would touch everything around you
Fill your life with golden splendour

If I were Homer
My next epic would have you as hero
Magnificent in your helmet and breastplate
Fighting on the shores by a walled city

If I were Leonidas
I would come back on my Shield
Having died defending you
And all we hold dear

If I were Clytemnestra
I would forgive you your war absences
And even Cassandra
I would stand by your side

For Tony on his Birthday

4 thoughts on “If I were Midas”

lifecameos says:

April 23, 2020 at 8:08 am

A great birthday poem.

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1. The Cheesesellers Wife says:
  
  April 23, 2020 at 9:23 am
  
  Thank you 😊
  
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Bartholomew Barker says:

April 24, 2020 at 12:22 am

Excellent allusions. Tony probably shares a birthday with Shakespeare. That must make it easy to remember.

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1. The Cheesesellers Wife says:
  
  April 24, 2020 at 8:02 am
  
  And it’s St George’s Day……
  
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