Oh Harlequin! Oh Harlequin!
Though some did call you fool
Seeing only your agile artistry
They knew not your heart a jewel
For you so loved sweet Colombine
Fell behind your mask a tear
No one knew the court jester
Did live his life in fear
Your diamond chequered leotard
Yellow, green, blue and red
Gave everyone great joy
When inside your heart felt dread
You knew your love could never be
All of which you dreamed
For fate would have you forever remain
A simpleton unredeemed
How unkind the world is
Blind to your juggler’s desire
For it is only what all men hope
A beauteous woman to acquire
Late at night you wrote to her
Poetry her father blighted
That lovely Colombine would never see
Leaving your love eternally unrequited
– WoundedLeo