Love Poem: Led Astray
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Written by: Andrea Dietrich

Led Astray

The pregnant moon has led a man astray.
His life, and others too, he’ll devastate.
The plane trip of a fool begins today.

A lunacy infection in him lay
simmering, his heart to penetrate.
The pregnant moon has led a man astray.

For on a night of moon’s full bloom in May,
he saw the face which led him to this gate.
The plane trip of a fool begins today.

His passion for her grew with each foray
estranging him from his kids and dear mate.
The pregnant moon has led a man astray.

She launched his thousand ships, then went away.
His plan , like waxing moon, would soon gestate.
The plane trip of a fool begins today.

Now he waits for take-off on the runway-
not knowing of his flame’s marital state!
The pregnant moon has led a man astray.
The plane trip of a fool begins today.

Jan. 21, 2020 
N/A in Your Best 2019-2020 Villanelle' Poetry Contest
(except for me, it's my ONLY villanelle in a year)
Now I enter it in John Hamilton's 'N-A rerun 5' Contest