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Something Amiss

Our hopes sky high, we drove along the coast We'd ask our folks their blessing for to wed The bridge was out, perhaps the first signpost Yet neither of us felt the slightest dread... When we arrived, we felt something amiss Our parents' faces ashen, gaunt and long -- No more to thrill to love's expectant kiss ~ Our different religions made it wrong Iambic Pentameter

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Ilene Bauer

Date: 8/26/2019 4:01:00 PM

i think it's very sad when something like that comes between people. it's hard enough to find love in this world and if the couple is willing to make sacrifices, everyone else should try to support them. your poem is thought-provoking, gershon...

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/26/2019 6:12:00 PM

It's always a tough call --- The couple asked for their parents' blessing. So, if they don't get it, then what?! As they say, careful what you ask/wish for. :) Of course, if they had eloped, the couple would have been condemned for that... No-win situation. Like you say, better just to go along to get along... :) gw