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Through the years

Your beauty blossomed like the reddest rose: the years - so kind at first - your looks enhanced, and lovers falling at your feet, entranced, will see perfection in you, head to toes. And yes, my love, this heart's completely yours, devoted like the rest to what I see, but know you will not stoop to look at me, so dreams of you in vain my soul explores. As years no longer prove themselves your friend, and lovers false to shadows disappear, when vexed by fading charm, some day you'll hear these words: my love for you will never end.

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Date: 5/11/2025 5:42:00 PM
That is well said with feeling... of a love that was not meant to be. Hope all is well your way. love phyl
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Date: 4/18/2025 8:54:00 AM
Well worked Jack.'
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Date: 1/21/2025 1:39:00 PM
How perfectly put! I think this challenge shows us how many ways we can relay the same ideas in poetry. Yours is wonderful! Xo
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Crystol Woods
Date: 1/21/2025 1:42:00 PM
Little Jack Horner?? I'm sure u must get that a lot...I sorry for being so obvious lol. <3<3 ;)
Date: 1/21/2025 8:45:00 AM
Good one that I feel matches up to what Yeats was feeling when he wrote his poem. I appreciate you writing this one for the contest. Congratulations on your winner. Sara K
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