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Not even Death may Conquer Love
January 18, 2012
The Thracian King’s daughter
Falls in love with son of Theseus
That a Journey back from Troy joins
But homesick, he returns to his love Athens
With an oath to return to Phyllis.
She waits at the tall altar
Tears and a broken heart
Sympathy may the gods give
Poor Phyllis stands alone
A tree of hope, but no Demophon in sight.
He returns to find this plain tree
Alone with no blossom or leaves to please
A tearful embrace for apology
And the tree blossoms so suddenly
The almond now stands proud and tall.
A tale to convince
Not even death may conquer love.
© Laurie T., Hopkinton, MA
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It is also narrative, telling the myth of Princess Phyllis and her tragic death after waiting for her lover to return from his journey back to Athens. When he fails to return the princess dies of a terrible heartache and loss and turns into an almond tree. The blossoming of the tree represents that love can never truly be kept apart, which once again shows the connection between beauty, love and flowers.