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Dear Sweet Elizabeth
by Delilah CoyneDear, dear Elizabeth!
Everyone adored Elizabeth.
Docile, good tempered,
Playful, lively, strong.
Dear sweet Elizabeth!
Excellent Elizabeth!
My dearest friend;
My beloved girl;
Affectionate and gay!
Dear sweet Elizabeth!
Elizabeth, my love!
My future wife!
Beautiful! Great God!
I loved to tend her.
Dear sweet Elizabeth!
Innocent Elizabeth!
Hazel eyes, complexion fair.
Graceful. Rich dark auburn hair!
She consoled me.
Dear sweet Elizabeth!
Elizabeth- my bride!
I embraced her,
The most fragile creature in the world.
I shall never know more joy!
Dear sweet Elizabeth!
Elizabeth spoke.
My dear Victor, what is it you fear?
I fear, my beloved girl,
Little happiness remains for us on Earth.
Dear sweet Elizabeth!
Poor sweet Elizabeth!
A shrill and dreadful scream!
The purest creature, there lifeless,
Murdered on its bridal bier.
Dear sweet Elizabeth.
Elizabeth! Corpse of my wife,
Hushed, nevermore to be heard.
I embraced her.
I shall never know joy more.
Dear sweet Elizabeth!
04/08/2005 Author's Note: This is a "found" poem I pieced together from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Again, it was a portion of an assignment I had to do for an English class. Each line is made up of words and phrases I found throughout the text of the novel. I went through and hi-lited any and all excerpts regarding the character of Elizabeth and then put together what you see here. My intention was to capture the essence of Elizabeth and her importance/meaning to Victor.
Posted on 04/09/2005
Copyright © 2024 Delilah Coyne
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Morgan D Hafele on 04/09/05 at 03:12 PM that's a really cool assignment, and you did excellent work for it. it weaves interestingly, and i like the repetition of "Dear sweet Elizabeth" by the way, welcome aboard the good ship pathetic, hope you have a good stay. |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 03/20/06 at 04:59 PM A great summation of the novel- almost like Cliff Notes", but much better. A great read for anyone familiar (or not) with "Frankenstein" |
| Posted by Christel Crews on 04/04/06 at 11:07 PM beautiful.. i love the idea of taking the core of one piece of literature and creating a new piece :) rebirth of a classic |
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