Hope and Fear

In the best tradition of Dorothy Parker , Light of Love*

I offer My own Spoof 

Hope has left me lately

For Faith the ravishing enemy.

Fear, Hope's best friend 

Is now my constant companion these days . 

I don't happen to like him one little bit.

He creeps me out

With all his undesired attention.

As it won't happen, go away Fear

I'm still entranced by Hope.

Despite his infidelity

I know if I wait long enough

Hope will come back to me!

L. Bailliet© 

11/06/2012

Espoir m’a quittée récemment

Pour Foi la ravissante.

Peur, le meilleur ami d’Espoir

Me tient compagnie tout le temps

Je ne l’aime pas du tout

Je l’ai en horreur

Avec ses attentions indésirables.

Comme  il n’y a aucune chance de réussite

Vas-t-en Peur

Je suis encore sous le charme d’Espoir.

Malgré son infidélité

Je sais que si j’attends assez de temps

Espoir me reviendra.

L. Bailliet©
1/06/2012

*Light of Love

Joy stayed with me a night-

Young and free and fair-

And in the morning light he left there.

Then Sorrow came to stay, and lay upon my breast;

He walked with me in day,

And knew me best.

I’ll never be a bride, nor yet celibate,

So I’m living now with Pride-

A cold bedmate.

He must not hear hear nor see,

Nor could he forgive That Sorrow still visits me each day I live.

 Dorothy Parker

in Penguin Classics, Complete Poems, p.15