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The Undying Dirt
Moving right along after consulting Wikipedia for the low-down on the tree-dwelling Elf Queen and her "consort."
The Undying Dirt
Gladrail and Celebrate,
Elf Queen and toy-boy mate,
she splits and he stays late
minding the forest.
She wears a ring: her fate.
He has to mind the gate.
He gets to clean her plate
and pay the florist.
She sails away to wait,
Dimly the Dwarf her date.
Present tense adequate:
Elf-speak’s aorist.
Michael Murry, "The Misfortune Teller," Copyright © 2021
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"If it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic." -- Tweedledee
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