Dark Ballads : Orpheus' Song

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Friday, April 25, 2008

Orpheus' Song

You were my wife. I loved you as I loved my life & I’ve sung so you would live again. (‘She is down under!’ a voice said to me. ‘Don’t look back!’ But I did.) And so, for years I sang my song for the animals in the woods & they all turned cold. On a blue Moonday, some women asked me why & when I... Sign in to see full entry.

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