Heart's cover sealed in burgeoning prime Fading leaves folded in the book of time Follicles of love blanched on the pages sublime Billowy blades dulled with eroding sands that modulate and slime Bleached, seamless threads spliced in the deep recesses of my mind Glossy words overgrown, strangled with thistle and thyme Each, dilated syllable devoid of reason and rhyme Each segment underscored with a stagnating byline Every, amorous allusion deconstructed; devoid of design Each, sterile refrain resounds a doleful chime Remaining, truncated edition a lapsing memory; requited pantomime