Sunday, August 17, 2025

Passion Is a Fading Friend by Devi Nina Bingham

In failed memories of better times

We, smiling as the church bell chimed

Euphoric bliss fades as the day

Unconquerable castles turned cold and grey


In days of yore where chivalry fled

Love still stands upon the forgiving bed

With golden thread on tapestry

And Newton 'neath the apple tree


Bouquet of flowers clasped tight

Blossoms of ecstasy bloom at night

Poems of beauty were written then

To the sympathies of women and the might of men


Yet, devotion faltered when it was pressed

The Gods made a terrible mess

For that heavenly smile and capable hand

From another time and a distant land


When we kissed the flame renewed

Mountains shook and volcanos spewed

But passion is a fading friend

Who sneaks away before the end


Swords upon our broken knees

Tell of former mysteries.




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