The Eaten Heart
"Make is sweet and delicate to eat;Serve it to my lady bright.
Should she suspect this meat
Her heart would not be light."
And soon the lord sat down to dine,
His lady at his side;
The heart was served in red, red wine,
But there was grief inside.
"Madame, eat of this," he said
"It is both dainty and pleasant,"
The lady ate and was not dismayed,
For of spice there was no want.
When she had feasted well
Her lord said to her there,
"Let this heart that you have eaten knell
For he who toyed with your yellow hair.
"As you can see, your knight is dead;
I tell you, lady, do not cry.
It was his heart on which you fed;
Madame, at last we all much die."
Up she rose with her heart for of woe
And straight into her chamber went;
And there confessed devoutly so
That shortly she recieved the sacrament.
And mourning lay in her last bed;
God knows right woeful, was her moan.
"Alas, my own dear love," she said,
"since you are dead my joy is gone.
"With me thy eaten heart shall die;
I have recieved the sacrament;
All earthly food I shall deny.
With woe and pain my life is spent.
from THE KNIGHT OF CURTESY
posted by Becca @ 10:09 AM
10 Comments:
That is disgusting!! Why did you post that??? ~Marge
because it is poetic.
and rather sad.
Cool! Where did you get it? ~me~
Very poetic, interesting and sad.
Ummm...you guys she ate the dude's heart!!! It is poetic indeed, but poetry can be gross and this is most definitely gross poetry! I mean the mental image alone of a chick eating her guy's heart is so disturbing. *shudder* ~ Margaret
That's very poetic and nicely written. But is rather disturbing thinking of one eating her boyfriend's heart.
~Kate
Listen, after you've gone through American Lit, you sort of get used to this shtuff. So yes, she ate her loves heart, after being exposed to a variety of writings, you mostly see the poetry in it.
it certanly was very poetic..
but it wasnt that baad..
she didnt even give a picture of it.
I thought it was rather cool Becca!!!
~Trenton
I agree, Jeremiah, it's not bad compared to a lot of other literary works out there. I enjoy it for it's poetical beauty, gory though it may be. (Although I do not condone her actions of adultery.)
~Valerie
So you like it just because it's poetic?
You should be more sympathetic.
Couldn't resist:)
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