This is the 12th century of sonnets
I'm now well into the middle ages
And I cannot tell you how much fun it's
Been to travel through time and verse like this
I'm still in the remote past; reminisce
If you will, knights, crusades, pox large and small
Black teeth and rotting gums received your kiss
Deep in the shadows of the castle wall
Today survival seems incredible
Under these harsh conditions, but then let's
Picture future beings saying of us
How did they put up with all this? Appalled
They'll note our short lifespan, cancer, war... Gets
The thumbs down, I bet. A time better missed?
Tue 8 Sept
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