sadly time etches in comparisions aged unfair
a golden-haired beauty will become time ugly
if she lives to be wrinkled withered ninety-three
walks beside a new bloom beauty twenty-three;
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I love the evocation of the old Parisienne. You describe eloquently the sad loss of love. Excellent write
A lovely poem, written in a different style.............................................
sadly I cannot reply directly Hans the PH reply box has refused to work for over 30 minutes so I am forced to reply as a general comment; Yes you are correct Hans, the effect sort was the old Parisienne of 1860 to 1880 when the world was a very different place with different values, before an age of innocence lost in The Boer War and World War One.