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To Forever And Then


We dare not talk

of love

Time has robbed us  

of its spark 

 

Ever since when

to forever and then

We live in its shadow

— holding hands in the dark

 

(Poems Of Love: February, 2026)

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PersonalThemeAbstract

Personal loss and relationship decay; some abstract time philosophy present.

SparseMeasureDense

Multiple ideas compressed: lost love, time's theft, shadow-living, hand-holding intimacy.

DarkSentimentBright

Melancholic, resigned tone; love robbed, living in shadow, darkness dominates.

StillEnergyExplosive

Muted, introspective voice with slight urgency in opening; mostly contemplative.

MicroLengthEpic

Five lines; micro poem, extremely brief.

PlainFigurativeOrnamented

Shadow metaphor, temporal abstraction, darkness imagery; moderate ornamentation.

LyricVoiceDramatic

Pure lyric internal voice; intimate first-person plural confession without dramatic shift.

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