The Time Had Passed

  
	      The time had passed, they knew too well
                   when first they fell under true love’s spell 
               That delight they felt, a-stir in the garden
                   no longer tolled the arbor bell… 

               ‘Respectability’ had pierced their fairy dreams
                   exposed them to sundry maudlin whims
               rerouted their lodestars toward middling others                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                   knitted them labels of ‘sister and brother’
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Etgen-Baker Avatar
May 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I found myself lost in your words. Nicely penned, sir.
Rodrigues Avatar
May 3, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Someone must rock the boat, spark the imagination.
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