Forbidden Fruit

A Fantasy Sonnet

He watched her through the trees as she bathed.
Beautiful slave of an evil king.
He desire to take her to his mountain cave,
to hold her tight and hear her sing.

She loved that he was watching her,
forbidden hope making her ache.
She looked all around, just to be sure.
If caught, they could be burned at the stake.

She swam under the limbs of a willow,
where he waited, just to be near.
Her head on his chest like a pillow.
He watched to make sure it was clear.

Their longing embrace was too short.
She had to return to that king’s court.

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A poem I wrote about a fictional fantasy world I created. A world of oppression, and control. A place where the rulers are treated as gods, while the common folk are treated as slaves. It’s all been in my head for decades. Perhaps it’s time to tell the tale. Are there stories hiding in your mind? Tales you never had time to get out onto paper?

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Bio: Chris Bunton is a writer, poet and blogger from Southern Illinois. He has published in several magazines, and has written a poetry eBook called “Against the Man” and an Addiction Recovery eBook called “Made Free: Overcoming Addiction“  a collection of dystopian short stories.“The Future is Coming” and his latest book “The Latter Days‘ is a book on Bible Prophecy and avoiding the deceptions to come.

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