"O love, how I look upon your face..."

[Del]

This was a part of a project I had to do in my Senior year of High School. Basically, I had to make a poetry magazine and focus on a particular era. I did the Victorian Era, and my poet was Elizabeth Barrett-Browning. In one section of the project I had to write my own poem mocking Browning's style. I came across it earlier today while looking through my old documents and thought I should post it here. I tried to make some references to greek mythology, which was something Browning did a lot... as I remember at least lol. Let me know what you think!

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“O love, how I look upon your face…”

By Steven Ennis

O love, how I look upon your face.
It is the object of my joy;
It is the object that I hate.
I gaze upon thee still,
And yet you see me not?
For what reasons have I been condemned?
For loving a face as fair as thine?
Thine eyes may look elsewhere,
But mine shall never gaze upon another.
How cruel the golden apple has come to be;
You have won the race, and I am left behind
To gaze upon thy face, O love.

[turkoizdog]

Hmm, I like it. Very well done.

It is the object of my joy;
It is the object that I hate.
[...]
How cruel the golden apple has come to be

I like those lines especially

[Del]

Ah, thank you! I liked the poem a lot, but it's nothing compared to Browning. She was a pro at this stuff! I was just trying to mock her amazingness.