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Poetry in Translation, (CCLXXXV) ANONYMOUS, BRITAIN/ENGLAND: “Smile (Acrostic)”


Smile
(Acrostic)
British Anonymous

Great dreams of timeless Past
Ensconced in sorrow’s breast.
Love’s memories downcast –
A melancholic zest.
Tomorrow what may bring
Onto my weary heart?
A frozen smile will hurt
More than a poisoned dart,
On a Golgotha’s Path…
Run down, but not yet out,
I promise not to fail,
Never to stumble down,
On our ways, which part.

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