Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Crocus

Crocus was a handsome Greek lad

Who became immortalized with

Versions of two lovers he had,

Becoming two tales of Greek myth.

One version, Crocus was loved by

Messenger god, Hermes, who did

Accidently make Crocus die,

Threw a discus and hit the kid.

The other version, Crocus was

In love with the nymph, Smilax, who

Rejected him, and Crocus does

Die heartbroken, feeling so blue.

Either way Crocus met his doom,

The gods turned him into a bloom.