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THE TALES OF AYELSFARN (An Aethereal Menagerie)
(Second Edition)
Copyright 1991 by Robert Bryan Reinhardt
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Includes all original and revised poetry and prose
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The Tales of Ayelsfarn; An Aetherial Managerie I  (1985)
The Tales of Ayelsfarn; An Aetherial Managerie II (1991)
Copyright 1985, 1991 by Robert Bryan Reinhardt
ISBN 0-8059-2988-6
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c2.  Trifles I & II


I

The days of our love are here
And again they are gone
And now these strange songs beckon to me
A melody of hope and passion,
All for my dear friend, Kelly.

My friend, my dear:
For thy love, my heart, our love.
Fair and warm is your caress.
Amorous and passionate, thy embrace.
Forever shall I treasure your kiss
And thy visage as my queen.
To thy fine hair and beauty my dear,
My love to thee forever.


II

O how I have pondered
Of how to love you from afar.
And it is this sadness
That is my greatest sorrow.
Yet alas, I can do nothing,
But dream, wish and pray
- Forward 'til the 'morrow.

There seems only this one thought
That I can give you
From so very far away.
That is if you may someday still want me,
Please remember my princess
That truly I do love you
And will return home again someday.
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