Nivedita Roy Cleopatra

O Queen of Nile Self-anointed goddess divine,

You remain an enigma Unpopular though for your charisma,

Mysteriously beautiful or were you dutiful? Who could reveal what turmoil stirred within? As you fought for the throne, Did you stifle a regretful moan?

Plotting for power, scheming the murder Could it be no love lost or you lost love for Caesar and Antony?

A woman with slender support and options History whispers titles unbecoming of your actions

Infamous thou art as an enchanting seductress Antithetical is the belief that you were a scholar indeed

The asp would have spared its vicious sting If the tides were favourable for you that spring

The chroniclers would have presented you in a different armour, Would you have lived up to the text of your name…Cleopatrathe glory of her father?

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Nivedita Roy is a teacher by profession. Her educational qualifications include M.A.in English Literature and B.Ed. Presently she teaches in an American Curriculum school in the Kingdom of Bahrain. She pursues writing as a passion .She is a bilingual poetess cum author. Her first solo book “Gallery de’ heart “released on 15th dec 2020. The Hindi poetry book is under publication She has also co-authored 6 anthologies since May 2020 till present. She has been awarded the “Prawasi (NRI) Bhartiya Shri Sahiyta Samman”by Perfect life events and Management, Gujarat. She hosts Book Talk shows for published authors and Poetry recital sessions on different platforms. She had a short stint as a Radio jockey in the Hindi Fm in Bahrain .