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The Cruel Mistress |
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by Alexander Baron |
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The Cruel Mistress |
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When as a youth at Caissa s shrine I knelt |
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And marvelled at her magic, chequered maze, |
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At times, in deep euphoria I felt |
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That I could weave her weft for all my days. |
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But grim reality was ever near, |
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And though in turn I took my humble prize |
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The more I loved her, so too did I fear |
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That I, in truth, was nothing in her eyes. |
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And so it happened that I left her path |
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To wend my way far off the beaten track, |
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To seek my fortune and escape the wrath |
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Of marble queens and vengeful knights in black. |
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The Dragon s fiery breath eluded me, |
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And quaint, romantic gambits played by kings |
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Were left to rust, the Frenchman s legacy |
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And Greek gifts were left standing in the wings. |
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And yet, through all my travels down the years, |
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I never strayed so far as to forget |
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The pleasure in the pain, the smiles through tears, |
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And sometimes, even now, I still regret |
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The fact that I deserted her to chase |
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Another rainbow s end where Fortune lies, |
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And where (as once with Caissa) I must face |
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The Cruellest Mistress in a sylph s disguise. |
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Date Published: 2025-06-08 00:16:47 |
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Identifier: cruel-mistress |
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Item Size: 806174 |
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Media Type: texts |
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# Topics |
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Caissa |
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chess |
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Chess Post |
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gambit |
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gambits |
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Greek Gift |
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King’s Gambit |
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Philidor’s Legacy |
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Sicilian Dragon |
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smothered mate |
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# Collections |
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opensource |
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