Regina: A Promise

(Sonnet Variation)

You departed today going homeward,
To your sunset, your mist and your prairie.
Once again you have left me behind
With my dreams and the general madness.
I shall miss your sweet smile but I know
That once more within time we shall meet,
Since the expanse of your home is a circle.

We shall watch once again the bright sparkle
Of the sun at high noon on its summit,
And the nights when the moon joins the snow
On the far distant peaks with its silver caress.
We shall meet at twilight and enjoy unconfined
Your domain which is freedom’s sanctuary.
....You departed today going homeward....
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