Poems of the Week

Capituletion

by Eddie Aderne

“… plans to limit tourists at Juliet’s balcony are blocked”
The Guardian

A rose by any other name
Can hardly hope to smell the same;
Likewise, the balcony that gets
The lover’s vote is Juliet’s.
If any try to come between,
There’ll be a foul Verona scene;
For no two lovers ever scored
Like Juliet and the Tourist Board.