The Stake

The Stake
by Michael R. Burch

Love, the heart bets,
if not without regrets,
will still prove, in the end,
worth the light we expend
mining the dark
for an exquisite heart.

Originally published by The Lyric
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Krutsinger Avatar
December 8, 2019 at 2:11 AM
This has a delicate and sweet cadence to it.
Burch Avatar
December 8, 2019 at 5:33 PM
Caren, I'm glad you think so, and thanks for taking the time to read and comment.
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