Lady Lenessa Poem by Rebecca Wiles

Oh Lenessa, lady fair,
eyes of amber gold.
Oh beauty with golden hair,
a treasure to behold.

How so like a nightingale,
you sing into the night.
many a knight for you hath fell
you shine like golden light.

A pearl adorns your lovely head,
with a veil of lace.
Oh beauty why art thou sad?
You cover up your face.

Was there a knight your heart holds dear,
Where could your lover be?
Although you live in mortal fear,
you saved him from the sea.

Oh lovely lady tear drops fall,
you live in prison's hell.
But one day you heard love's sweet call,
and for the prince you fell.

Now in vain you must try,
in secret wedded bliss,
to meet your lover, least you die,
for just a stolen kiss.

You run and hide into the night,
to meet your lover there.
Two lovers taking off in flight,
in the midnight air.

A ship to take you across the sea,
to a land unknown.
Two lover's born to be free,
and make it on their own.

And so the story goes on to say,
the two made their flight.
They made a new and brighter day,
on that starry, starry night.