Candles gutter
\non greasy desk
\nclutter of intentions
\nquill pots and ink
\nstacks and scrolls
\nvermillion stick
\nhot seal drips
\nonto parchment edge
\nhis fist descends
\ngold ring
\nimprints his image
\nanother decree
\nrings forth
\nupon the land<\/p>\n
While he was
\nin love with her
\nhe had his smithy
\ncast a delicate gold band
\nbearing his initials
\nfor her to wear
\non her carefully
\npreserved ring finger
\nyears afterwards
\nhe wore it
\non a chain
\naround his neck
\nas a testament
\nto his youth<\/p>\n
The statue
\nin the chapel
\nfeatures
\nthe sculptor’s
\ncareful replications
\nof two rings
\nhers upon
\nhis chest
\nas he wore it
\nhis upon
\nhis finger
\nas he used it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Candles gutter on greasy desk clutter of intentions quill pots and ink stacks and scrolls vermillion stick hot seal drips onto parchment edge his fist descends gold ring imprints his image another decree rings forth upon the land While he … Continue reading