SEE HOW I WRITE THEM DOWN

EACH WORD so;

WHEN YOU HAVE THEM ALL

THERE WILL BE NOTHING MORE FOR ME TO GIVE.

JOANNE CONNORS

RESOLVE

DESTINED THEN TO LOSE, AM I?

THE EAGER, EARLY SEARCH FOR FREE, STRONG, ACTIVE LIFE CONDEMNED TO HALF-WAY DEATH

BY RULE, AND WHAT THEY SAID WAS REAL

TO HAVE AND GIVE -

(THOUGH NOW I SEE THE UNREAL ALL ABOUT ME COMING TRUE); THE LATER, HIDDEN QUEST FOR LOVE FOUND, AND FOUND, AND STILL TO FIND; DISCOVERED BEAUTY, SEEN IN THINGS INDEED (BUT NOT FOREVER);

THEN LAST, NOT LEAST

-

-

A JOY

THE WORK TO DO,

IN SERVICE BOTH OF TRUTH AND LOVE.

DEFEATED ALL? AH, NO!

I'LL NOT TAKE DESTINY LIKE THAT

THOUGH GODS AND REASON MOCK NE!

ANONYMOUS

ON GIVING A GOLD HEART

DEAR NECROMANCER, MY BETTER PART

LET THIS SELF, BASE METAL, THIS SPURIOUS ONE,

IN YOUR LOVE'S CRUCIBLE

A RARITY BECOME,

TRANSFORM MY LADEN, LEADEN HEART,

| CHANGE BENEATH YOUR GAZE,

I GLEAM, I GLOW.

THIS TINY GOLDEN HEART,

LET IT GLEAM SO.

R.A. LORENCE

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