From georgedance04@georgedance04@yahoo-dot-ca.no-spam.invalid (George J. Dance) to rec.arts.poems on Sun Feb 8 11:59:20 2026
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Sunday's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
A Valentine, by Lewis Carroll
And cannot pleasures, while they last,
Be actual unless, when past,
They leave us shuddering and aghast,
With anguish smarting?
And cannot friends be firm and fast,
And yet bear parting?
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