Orpheus and Eurydice

I will retell the story of Orpheus and Eurydice anew

I will make it real to us

For I don’t like sad twists.

I will not recount about how the serpent bit Eurydice

For that makes me jittery

I will avoid the Underworld, the Lethe

Pluto and Charon and the Styx

It convolutes joy within me

I want to talk about Orpheus, the Harper,

Of how he could sing and charm the Underworld

I want to capture the spirit of his song

That rent the air and warmed up Sisyphus

I want to paint a picture

Of the harper

That sang to the heart

That won Eurydice

How with only a harp he stirred up

The soft emotions of the Underworld

To bring her back to life

That is the story I want to retell.

C) Lorot Salem 2010