An arrangement made / Far too young
For Eleanore’s hand / a marriage plan
Her Pater made the choice / secretly agreed
An aged Squire / monies sealed the deed.
With land for a voice. / Eleanore had no choice,
Wardrobe chose, trunk closed./ Her parents she begged,
A luncheon to seal the deal/ they gave her as a chattel.
Diamonds bought success/ Her heart fluttered like a bird.
Without manners or finesse/ Tore away her innocence
Removed the bridal dress/ her cries no longer heard.
My second attempt at writing a Cleve, if unsure of what a Cleave is, or if you would like to read part 1 of Eleanore please click the link.
https://ellenbest24.wordpress.com/2016/04/01/the-arrogance-of-eleanore/
let me know what you think, or if you have tackled one yourself.
Ellenbest24 
Poignant. Isn’t it great to live in a country where we can choose who we marry, and divorce if it doesn’t work out? What a living death to bear the touch, and the children, of a man you despise.
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If you look back this is part two of my attempt at a Cleave, the first one gives a description of the three part poem, then all becomes clear… I hope.
Yes and yes to your statements, it is a better if not perfect place, within a democracy.
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I’ll go back and look for it. Thanks. 🙂
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This is great, don’t know how I’ve only just seen it but I loved it, very clever.
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Thank you, wordpress is behaving oddly, I am not seeing half of the things I follow. Thank you for coming, I’m pleased you enjoyed it. 😇
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This is great Ellen! Glad you poached me 😉 Interesting take on cleave. I haven’t looked into what a cleave is, but based on what I read I thought it was opposites. I like your take, making it 2 opposing takes on the one event. Off to see your other one…
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So pleased you came, do stop a while there is more to this place than poetry i promise.
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was mire a typo or self deprecation? 🙂
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Hahaha! I snook in and corrected it. I like your thought pattern.
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: ) I just read ‘glimpse of me’. I really enjoyed it, it was great to get an insight into your life as a writer. I love the idea of getting your neighbours to talk and provide the inspiration 🙂
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I am a knicker of words and phrases… no one is safe from my scribbling. Thank you so much for reading.
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Ha! well, it is what you do with it that counts. Life is a great inspiration. In fact, I personally think art is the pursuit of trying to understanding life, so using life as a starting point is probably the way to go! Looking forward to reading more…
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Nice one—telling the story from two different angles.
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You put the challenge out there ‘I’d like to see more from Eleanore’ said you. Once I mentally picked up your glove… gauntlet I had no choice. *whispers* “not unlike Eleanore really” *sniff*
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We are what we write 🙂
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Mad you mean, living as another person in my head taking on a surreal life… heee! Yup! That sounds about right. Thank you for joining me.😇
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Imagine if all our fantasy worlds were real to eveyone else? Mad doesn’t begin to describe it!
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In Eleanores day we’d be incarcerated in the county asylum *gasp*.
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If we were lucky 🙂
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“Work ouse for you! Raggamuffin!”
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A fitting continuance, with a seamless flow of style and substance. Very well done 🙂 and no, I’ve never tackled one, but will look for more to enjoy!
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I am pleased you liked it, you should try. I believe in trying everything once and pushing the boundries where you can. 😇
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Hmm, maybe … 🙂
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I really like this! Very clever.
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I am Honoured,thank you.
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Oh, that’s so well done. I read your first one, too, brilliant. It must be very difficult.
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I am sure some people find it easy, thank you for coming to read and comment. 😇
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I don’t know, it’s a whole new way of looking at your writing and it has to work so many ways!
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Pressing post was the toughest, because it is then out there to be tested. 😯 i am pleased with it and feel as if I accomplished the Cleve.
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🙂
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