Sense Sonnet - Acher

Pocahontas

Pocahontas of Jamestown fame
Married an Englishman and went
To London to live, and became
A celebrity resident.
Called Rebecca, as John Rolfe's wife,
She was treated as royalty,
Enjoying the rich social life
Of a high born famous lady.
But, her body was not used to
All the English germs she breathed down.
Yearning for the homeland she knew,
But too ill to leave London town.

At only 21 years old,
She died from England's common cold.