ANCIENT EGYPTIANS, MODERN POETS
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
The asp would have spared its vicious sting If the tides were favourable for you that spring
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Infamous thou art as an enchanting seductress Antithetical is the belief that you were a scholar indeed
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