Isle of Romance
O Isle of Romance, what a fanciful thought,
_Most surely a sensual place—
Capri, Catalina, Tahiti or Crete
_Where ardent, young lovers embrace.
For poets and painters, an Isle of Romance
_Is simply an artistic goal—
A yearning, a dream, an intangible reach,
_A vision arousing the soul.
And, so, that impression, an Isle of Romance,
_That marvelous, shimmering sight,
Means truly the stirrings of artists at work,
_Creating, exposing new light.
Margaret Brinton has lived in San Diego’s inland valley area for over forty years where she taught and tutored. Her poems have recently been published in California Quarterly and Westward Quarterly and The Lyric with upcoming work in the greeting card industry. She has previously been published in the Penwood Review and many other publications.
Hi Margaret, I like how you bridge the gap between a “modern” notion of romance as connected with attraction between the sexes and the more timeless concept of romance as representing adventure and far horizons – particularly the artistic horizon! Thanks for this encouragement to keep moving forward with our creative endeavors 🙂