Eleonora

Few words have justly described,

And none can choose to whom Love can be ascribed.

Why does Eros, on two, knowingly bestow,

Young love’s ethereal glow?

In the Valley of the Many-Coloured Grass,

Wound an undisturbed and flowing river pass.

Here in our child-like and innocent state,

Eleonora and I did meet our fate.

While the valley bloomed in splendor,

Into loves unfamiliar realms we did enter.

The passion that distinguishes our race,

Took hold of our infancy and left infatuation in its place.

None other had the power to put my heart at ease.

Neither the waterfalls nor the silver trees;

Neither the lush valley nor the native flora;

No beauty and charm surpassed that of Eleonora`s.

When bliss and joy became our daily friend,

The Gods saw fit to bring our ardor to its end.

In the valley where first our love was born,

Tragedy grasped our hearts and in shreds they were torn.

On death’s unfriendly bed,

Sweet Eleonora laid her golden head.

An oath I did make that to her memory I would be true,

She vowed she would watch over me and our love vows we did renew.

The valley filled with despair at her passing,

Flowers did no blooming and water did no flowing.

From that day on no sound was ever heard from within,

Except for the deep mournful sighs of chagrin.

I continued to live in the land we had both adored,

A void in my heart that could not soon be restored.

For years my oath and I were never tempted,

And Eleonora visited me with whispers and comforts she had preempted.

When I could bear the Valley no longer,

I left it for another world that I could conquer.

At first my love’s presence continued to abide with me,

But then her visits ended suddenly.

Ominous shadows became my only friend,

And to the depths of despair I quickly began to descend,

Till brightly beams shining! Fate’s hand interceded,

An angle, a seraph, the woman my heart needed!

The first instant I saw the beautiful Ermengarde,

Every piece of my heart was healed and left unmarred.

Like a sun rises to scare away night,

She chased away my demons and my heart she did ignite.

In the late hours on our joyful wedding day,

A voice spoke to me in a hushed tone to say:

``From the oath that you made with Eleonora you are released``,

And my hearts liberation allowed my joy to be increased!

The rest of my days were spend adoring the woman meant for me,

Alongside the boarders of the land that touches the sea.

And Eleonora surely found a special place in heaven,

For giving me the chance to love again.