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Maybe if King Lear had been in love...

We Are In Love

'O, reason not the need! Our basest beggars
Are in the the poorest thing superfluous.
Allow not nature more than Nature needs,
Man's life is cheap as beast's!'
                                  ~ King Lear, Act 2, Scene 4


The truth is simple
We are in love
What need we
   creamsicle sunrises
   or pink turtledoves

Our hearts beat as one
As each day is run
Wherefore wish for
   magenta sunsets
   or gossamer nets

Love's in our thoughts
   ~ Our needs are naught
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Lamoureux Avatar
November 12, 2019 at 8:49 AM
This is sweet. You had me at “Creamsicle Sunrise”!
Wolf Avatar
November 12, 2019 at 11:26 AM
And thanks for wading through the King Lear quote there at the start, Richard! Peace and Joy, Gershon
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