eric sundin

Life, o so bright and carefree
when nibbling sweets dainty
at mannered afternoon tea
sipped with persons fainty

But when living shallowly
our yearnings end up quenched
leaving us stuck callowly
From Life’s game we’ll be benched

There is simply no shelter
from Life’s worries & welter

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-fainty = (of a person) inclined to faint; weak; feeble
-welter = a state of commotion, turmoil, or upheaval

editing 8/09/24 1625