The past carries into the present
Unfinished business of love and loss
Familial quarrels twist and turn
Foolish feints and sleights of heart
Forever elusive forgiveness
Among unconditional expectations
Regretful words said
When tart tongues
Dissuade good intentions
Perhaps moving a pawn on a
Game board with no squares
Just random kings and queens
In search of monarchies
Clearly marked on the map
Carefully hidden beneath the
Fatuous field of play
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Benjamin Gorman
December 21, 2012
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This I like
Especially "Foolish feints and sleights of heart / Forever elusive forgiveness"; the former for it's wit, the latter for its sound.
And the lines "When tart tongues / Dissuade good intentions"
And the way ti all holds together.
Michael Mayhew
December 23, 2012
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the last five lines
"Stick the landing" as they say in gymnastics.