The Affair (Iseult's Sestina) (Sagittarius)
I Others embellish, I tell the truth, I will relate the facts of the affair, Of his trip to New York, of the comet's flash, Of me the princess escorted by Tristan the knight, Of the potion that once drunk made our fates entwined, And led us after mishaps to a vine-entangled grave. II In the garden lay Tristan's grave, Mark thought him dead, I knew the truth, In marriage Mark and I were entwined, I was true, innocent of any affair, I was false, I wanted my vanished knight, I knew what I would do, I would blow my life up in a flash. III No detective would follow me, no camera would flash, Once I told Mark no one lay in Tristan's false grave, He would assume I was leaving him to join my knight, I was not, I would tell him the truth, I could not stop loving Tristan, but I could stop our affair, Ensure that with my children only my life would be entwined. IV That morning Mattie and Tina slept, raggedy curls entwined, Mark was in a good mood, he asked...