Fictional Soliloquy to Ophelia

EÆer thine retreat to yonder heavnÆs gate

So young, so fair, and sweetly innocent,

Thy flaxen hair, thy heart so gravely pure.

Knowing how I vexed thee to the heart,

Caring more than I had grace to show

And ravaging thy inner soulÆs delight?

æTwas sweet to know thee in thy bed,

To taste thÆ delights of maidenly reward,

And always from now on I shall still know

The passion that I saw within thine heart.

WereÆt eÆen the harshest death on earth;

The tremulousness of thy dear voice,

And all the flowers about thee in the field.

I scorned to hear the story of someoneÆs grief

Who mourned for TroyÆs great queen, called Hecuba

What pain could anyone feel for her, I asked,

What meaning was there in her death?

I could not fathom, through all the tears,

Thy gentle presence from this earth.

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Approximate Word count = 726
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page)